Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
Full reference: H. W. Kozur, P. Moix, and P. Ozsvart. 2009. New Spumellaria (Radiolaria) from the Early Tuvalian Spongotortilispinus moixi zone of southeastern Turkey, with some remarks on the age of this fauna. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 149(1):25-59
Parent taxon: Capnuchosphaeridae according to H. W. Kozur et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Braginastrum, Capnuchosphaera, Catoma, Dicapnuchosphaera, Kinyrosphaera, Monocapnuchosphaera, Plafkerium, Saria, Sarla, Sulovella, Tetracapnuchosphaera, Weverella
Subtaxa: Spinocapnuchosphaera hantkeni Spinocapnuchosphaera odoghertyi Spinocapnuchosphaera szentei Spinocapnuchosphaera szivesae Spinocapnuchosphaera tekini Spinocapnuchosphaera tricuspidata Spinocapnuchosphaera venusta
Type: Spinocapnuchosphaera tekini
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Gavuructugu, sample G11 (Triassic of Turkey)
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