Protozoa - Nassellaria - Bagotidae
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 Droltus according to E. S. Carter et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Droltus carinaspinosus, Droltus eurasiaticus, Droltus fondrenensis, Droltus hecatensis, Droltus laseekensis, Droltus lyellensis, Droltus orchardi, Droltus probosus, Droltus robustospinosus, Droltus sanignacioensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is S8-13-QC-677 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 (11: British Columbia collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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