†Cryptostephanidium japonicum Nakaseko and Nishimura 1979 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
Alternative combination: Trilonche japonica
Belongs to Cryptostephanidium according to S. Gorican and S. Buser 1990
Sister taxa: Cryptostephanidium cornigerum, Cryptostephanidium dextrogyrum, Cryptostephanidium goncuoglui, Cryptostephanidium longispinosum, Cryptostephanidium nannum, Cryptostephanidium rectospina, Cryptostephanidium reticulospinosum, Cryptostephanidium verrucosum
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Japan (4 collections), the Philippines (3), Slovenia (4)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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