Higumastra scassoi Kiessling 1999 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae

Full reference: W. Kiessling. 1999. Late Jurassic radiolarians from the Antarctic Peninsula. Micropaleontology 45(S1):1-96

Belongs to Higumastra according to W. Kiessling 1999

Sister taxa: Higumastra angustabraccia, Higumastra devilsgapensis, Higumastra exigua, Higumastra hui, Higumastra imbricata, Higumastra inflata, Higumastra laxa, Higumastra lupheri, Higumastra obesabraccia, Higumastra transversa

Type specimen: Its type locality is Longing Gap Radiolarians, K 25, which is in a Tithonian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Ameghino Formation of Antarctica

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Antarctica (9 collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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