Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Palaeospiculidae
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
Belongs to Palaeospiculum according to M.-Z. Won and W. J. Iams 2002
Sister taxa: Palaeospiculum arcussimile, Palaeospiculum burkensis, Palaeospiculum curvum, Palaeospiculum dendroeides, Palaeospiculum devoncourtensis, Palaeospiculum discordiosum, Palaeospiculum georginaensis, Palaeospiculum grosmorensis, Palaeospiculum hexaradiatum, Palaeospiculum martinpointensis, Palaeospiculum multifurcatum, Palaeospiculum neofurcatum, Palaeospiculum parvum, Palaeospiculum radiatum, Palaeospiculum reedae, Palaeospiculum tetractinum, Palaeospiculum tetraradiatum, Palaeospiculum variabile
Type specimen: GSC-121918, a test
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (3: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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