Spongatractus pachystylus Ehrenberg 1873 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae

Alternative combination: Spongosphaera pachystyla

Belongs to Spongatractus according to A. Sanfilippo et al. 2003

See also Suzuki 2009

Sister taxa: Spongosphaera crasseptata, Spongosphaera induta, Spongosphaera polyacantha, Spongosphaera streptacantha, Spongosphaera tritestacea, Spongatractus pleurosigma

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Cyprus (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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