Curvechidnina Won and Iams 2002 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Echidninidae

Full reference: M.-Z. Won and W. J. Iams. 2002. Late Cambrian radiolarian faunas and biostratigraphy of the Cow Head Group, western Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology 76(1):1-33

Parent taxon: Echidninidae according to P. Noble et al. 2017

See also Won and Iams 2002

Sister taxa: Altaiesphaera, Cancellisphaera, Echidnina, Gigantospiculum, Grosmorneus, Neoechidnina, Parechidnina, Subechidnina, Varispiculum, Westernbrookia

Subtaxa: Curvechidnina fusa Curvechidnina kozuri Curvechidnina longispinosa Curvechidnina multiramosa Curvechidnina tetractina

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Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (4: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)

Total: 4 collections including 11 occurrences

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