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
Belongs to Spinocapnuchosphaera according to H. W. Kozur et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Spinocapnuchosphaera hantkeni, Spinocapnuchosphaera szentei, Spinocapnuchosphaera szivesae, Spinocapnuchosphaera tekini, Spinocapnuchosphaera tricuspidata, Spinocapnuchosphaera venusta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gavuructugu, sample G11, which is in a Tuvalian marine limestone in the Killik Formation of Turkey
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Gavuructugu, sample G11
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