Theocampe comprimierta Empson-Morin 1981 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Artostrobiidae

Full reference: K. M. Empson-Morin. 1981. Campanian Radiolaria from DSDP Site 313, Mid-Pacific Mountains. Micropaleontology 27(3):249-292

Belongs to Theocampe according to K. M. Empson-Morin 1981

Sister taxa: Theocampe apicata, Theocampe ascalia, Theocampe bulbosa, Theocampe ixys, Theocampe lispa, Theocampe ruckena, Theocampe salillum, Theocampe vielecka, Theocampe vollendeta, Theocampe yaoi

Type specimen: Its type locality is DSDP Site 313, core 41, Mid-Pacific Mountains, which is in a Campanian submarine fan limestone/sandstone in North Pacific

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at DSDP Site 313, core 41, Mid-Pacific Mountains

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