Gyrosphaera Noble and Maletz 2000 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Radiolaria

Full reference: P. J. Noble and J. Maletz. 2000. Radiolaria from the Telychian (Llandovery, Early Silurian) of Dalarna, Sweden. Micropaleontology 46(3):265-275

Parent taxon: Radiolaria according to P. J. Noble and J. Maletz 2000

Sister taxa: Actinommura, Adamas, Amphicentria, Amphicraspedum, Anthocyrtium, Archiphormis, Archipiliacea, Artocyrtis, Astractinium, Cancellientactinia, Carposphaeridium, Caryosphaera, Cavasphaera, Cenellipsis, Cenodiscus, Ceratastrum, Ceratoclathrulum, Cessipylorum, Challengeriacea, Chilomma, Choenicosphaera, Clathrocircus, Clathrocorona, Clavata, Coccodiscacea, Collodaria, Copiconica, Cornutanna, Cornutellium, Corythomelissa, Cromyatractus, Cromyechinus, Crucidiscus, Cryptoprora, Cubosphaera, Cyrtidosphaera, Cyrtophormis, Dictyocodon, Dictyospyrella, Dictyospyrissa, Diploplegma, Dipospyris, Dizonium, Druppatractona, Drymyomma, Dystympanium, Ectoactinia, Ehrenbergia, Ethmosphaeracea, Euphysetta, Guangxitrisphaera, Guttacapsa, Halicapsa, Haploplus, Haplopolaris, Hapolpolus, Hataina, Heliaster, Heliosestilla, Helminentactinia, Hemisphaera, Hexalastrum, Hexaspyridium, Hexastylidium, Hymenastromma, Labyrinthosphaera, Lamprodiscus, Lithamphora, Litheliacea, Lithocampium, Lithocannosphaeropsis, Lithocorythium, Lithomitrella, Lithopilium, Lithotympanium, Lynchnocanella, Mazosphaera, Microlecitos, Neoaspiculum, Nyfrieslandia, Octalacorys, Odontosphaera, Palaeolithochytris, Palamphimorphium, Paleocenosphaera, Palhindeolithus, Panartus, Papinochium, Parafollicucullinoides, Pentalacorys, Pentinastrum, Peridium, Peripanartus, Peritiviator, Pheodaria, Plagoniacea, Plagoniscus, Polycystina, Praespongocoelia, Priscilatentidiota, Prismatium, Protocystis, Protosegmentum, Prunulum, Pseudostaurosphaera, Psilomelissa, Pteractis, Pylosphaera, Retientactinosphaera, Rotasphaeracea, Russirad, Sanctipaulelum, Saturnulus, Schizomma, Sethocorys, Sethodisculus, Soreuma, Spirillina, Spirocapsa, Spongocyrtis, Spongodruppa, Spongopila, Spumellaria, Staurosphaerella, Stichopera, Stichopilidium, Stichopodium, Stichopterygium, Stomatosphaera, Stylactis, Stylotrochus, Tepka, Tessarastrum, Tessarospyris, Tetracorethra, Tetraedroclathrum, Thalassoplancta, Thallassosphaeracea, Thamnospyris, Theoconus, Theosyringium, Trigonactinium, Ulcundia, Veles, Xiphatractylis, Zygospyris

Subtaxa: Gyrosphaera cavea Gyrosphaera primigena Gyrosphaera raneatela Gyrosphaera siljanensis

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Type: Gyrosphaera raneatela

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Solberga quarry, Siljan District [Kallholn Shale] (Silurian of Sweden)

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