†Paratriassoastrum crassum Carter 1993 (radiolarian)
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Full reference: E. Carter. 1993. Biochronology and paleontology of uppermost Triassic (Rhaetian) radiolarians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. Memoires de Geologie 11:1-175
Belongs to Paratriassoastrum according to E. Carter 1993
Sister taxa: Paratriassoastrum omegaense, Paratriassoastrum parvum
Type specimen: Its type locality is 87-CNA-SKUSP-1 Kunga Island, which is in a Rhaetian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (10: British Columbia collections), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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