Protozoa - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
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 Hagiastrum according to E. S. Carter et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Hagiastrum baloghi, Hagiastrum goestlingense, Hagiastrum karnicum, Hagiastrum longispinosum, Hagiastrum macrum, Hagiastrum obesum, Hagiastrum rudimentum
Type specimen: Its type locality is S5-3-86-OF-KUB-2 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 Austria (1 collection), Canada (43: British Columbia), Japan (4), Mexico (1), Slovenia (1), Spain (1), United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 52 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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