†Xiphothecaella karpenissionensis De Wever 1979 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Nassellaria - Xiphothecaellidae
Alternative combination: Xiphotheca karpenissionensis
Belongs to Xiphothecaella according to W. Kiessling et al. 2011
See also Kozur et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Xiphothecaella brevicaudata, Xiphothecaella elegans, Xiphothecaella longa, Xiphothecaella longicaudata, Xiphothecaella munda, Xiphothecaella orchardi, Xiphothecaella procera, Xiphothecaella rugosa, Xiphothecaella strigosa
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), Croatia (1), Oman (2), the Philippines (1), Turkey (5)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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