Protozoa - Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae
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 Praeorbiculiformella according to E. S. Carter et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Praeorbiculiformella karnica, Praeorbiculiformella latimarginata, Praeorbiculiformella plana, Praeorbiculiformella polyspinosa, Praeorbiculiformella robusta, Praeorbiculiformella vulgaris, Praeorbiculiformella yanensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is S11-1-86-CAA-T-2/3 Yakoun River, Graham 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 (6: British Columbia collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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