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 Crucella according to E. S. Carter et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Crucella angulosa, Crucella beata, Crucella cachensis, Crucella carteri, Crucella collina, Crucella concinna, Crucella espartoensis, Crucella flowerpotensis, Crucella hettangica, Crucella irwini, Crucella jadeae, Crucella kaisunensis, Crucella magna, Crucella messinae, Crucella mexicana, Crucella mijo, Crucella mirabunda, Crucella plana, Crucella prisca, Crucella spongase, Crucella squama, Crucella tenuis, Crucella theokaftensis
Subtaxa: Crucella cavata giganticava Crucella cavata intermedicava
Type specimen: Its type locality is S4-8-86-OF-KUC-8 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 (30: British Columbia collections)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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