†Vallupus japonicus Kawabata 1988 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Synonym: Vallupus laxus Yang and Pessagno 1989
Belongs to Vallupus according to Kawabata 1988
Sister taxa: Vallupus hopsoni, Vallupus zeissi
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Philippines (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Antarctica (1), Italy (2), Japan (5), Mexico (10)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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