Polycystina - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Alternative combination: Spongosaturnalis spiniferus
Belongs to Acanthocircus according to I. Pujana and P. G. Quilty 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthocircus breviaculeatus, Acanthocircus calvus, Acanthocircus carinatus, Acanthocircus dumitricai, Acanthocircus echinocircus, Acanthocircus euganeus, Acanthocircus hueyi, Acanthocircus italicus, Acanthocircus minimus, Acanthocircus moctezumaensis, Acanthocircus preclarus, Acanthocircus rotundus, Acanthocircus simplex, Acanthocircus spelae, Acanthocircus suboblongus, Acanthocircus trizonalis, Acanthocircus tympanum, Acanthocircus variabilis, Acanthocircus venetus, Acanthocircus yaoi
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Core SS1-97/3GC2 (Cretaceous of Australia)
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