Protozoa - Nassellaria - Canoptidae
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 Laxtorum according to E. Carter 1993
Sister taxa: Laxtorum capitaneum, Laxtorum hemingense, Laxtorum hichisoense, Laxtorum jurassicum, Laxtorum kulense, Laxtorum porterheadense
Type specimen: Its type locality is 87-CNA-KPA-17; 89-CNA-KPA-18 Kennecott Point, Graham Island, which is in a Rhaetian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)
• Triassic of Canada (10: British Columbia), Hungary (1), Turkey (6)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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