Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Protoentactiniidae
Full reference: H. W. Kozur, H. Mostler, and J. E. Repetski. 1996. Well-preserved Tremadocian primitive Radiolaria from the Windfall Formation of the Antelope Range, Eureka County, Nevada, USA. Geol Paläont Mitt Innsbruck 21:245-271
Belongs to Protoentactinia according to J. Maletz and D. L. Bruton 2008
See also Won and Iams 2002 and Won et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Protoentactinia bifurcata, Protoentactinia deformis, Protoentactinia kozuriana, Protoentactinia latospinosa, Protoentactinia minuta, Protoentactinia primigena, Protoentactinia transformis, Noblella tremadociensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS Loc11307-CO, Horse Heaven Mountain [Windfall Fm], which is in a Tremadoc slope limestone in the Windfall Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Newfoundland and Labrador collections), United States (1: Nevada)
• Cambrian of Canada (5: Newfoundland and Labrador)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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