Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Echidninidae
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 Echidnina according to H. W. Kozur et al. 1996
See also Won et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Echidnina conexa, Echidnina conjuncta, Echidnina curvata, Echidnina immanis, Echidnina irregularis, Echidnina laxa, Echidnina monactina, Echidnina runnegari, Echidnina semiconexa, Echidnina severedeformis, Echidnina stevensi
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 (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
• Tremadoc of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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