Protozoa - Nassellaria - Poulpidae
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 Saitoum according to E. S. Carter et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Saitoum cepeki, Saitoum corniculum, Saitoum coronarium, Saitoum curvipedatum, Saitoum dercourti, Saitoum dickinsoni, Saitoum elegans, Saitoum keki, Saitoum levium, Saitoum pagei, Saitoum smithi, Saitoum thayeri, Saitoum trichylum
Type specimen: Its type locality is S8-5-QC-574 Kunga Island, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (3: British Columbia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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