Heliodiscus Haeckel 1862 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Spumellaria - Heliodiscidae
Parent taxon: Heliodiscidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astrophacus, Excentrococcus, Excentrodiscus, Excentrosphaerella
Subtaxa: Heliodiscus acucinctus Heliodiscus saturnalis Heliodiscus tunicatus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (7 collections)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (12)
• Cretaceous of Germany (2), New Zealand (4), Oman (1)
• Jurassic of Antarctica (2)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
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