†Obesacapsula rotunda Hinde 1900 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
Alternative combination: Stichocapsa rotunda
Belongs to Obesacapsula according to W. Kiessling 1995
Sister taxa: Obesacapsula breggiensis, Obesacapsula bullata, Obesacapsula cetia, Obesacapsula morroensis, Obesacapsula polyedra, Obesacapsula rusconensis, Obesacapsula verbana
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Oman (5 collections), United States (6: California)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Germany (1)
• Jurassic of Italy (3), the Philippines (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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