Protozoa - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae
Full reference: W. Kiessling. 1999. Late Jurassic radiolarians from the Antarctic Peninsula. Micropaleontology 45(S1):1-96
Belongs to Spongotripus according to W. Kiessling 1999
Sister taxa: Spongotripus aculeatus, Spongotripus concentricus, Spongotripus fenestratus, Spongotripus patella, Spongotripus ruestae, Spongotripus sinensis, Spongotripus triassicus, Spongotripus xintianensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Longing Gap Radiolarians, K 23, which is in a Tithonian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Ameghino Formation of Antarctica
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Antarctica (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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