Charlottea amurensis Carter et al. 1998 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Eptingiidae

Full reference: E. S. Carter, P. A. Whalen, and J. Guex. 1998. Biochronology and paleontology of Lower Jurassic (Hettangian and Sinemurian) radiolarians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin (496)1-162

Belongs to Charlottea according to E. S. Carter et al. 1998

Sister taxa: Charlottea carterae, Charlottea harbridgensis, Charlottea hotaoensis, Charlottea johnsoni, Charlottea penderi, Charlottea proprietatis, Charlottea triquetra, Charlottea weedensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is S8-12-QC-676 Kunga Island, which is in a Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (31: British Columbia collections), Peru (1), Turkey (9)

Total: 41 collections including 42 occurrences

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