†Neosciadiocapsa jenkinsi Pessagno 1975 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Nassellaria - Neosciadiocapsidae
Full reference: E. A. Pessagno. 1975. Upper Cretaceous Radiolaria from DSDP Site 275. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 29:1011-1029
Belongs to Neosciadiocapsa according to E. A. Pessagno 1975
Sister taxa: Neosciadiocapsa diabloensis, Neosciadiocapsa urquharti
Type specimen: Its type locality is DSDP Site 275 Campbell Plateau, which is in a Campanian basinal (siliceous) siltstone/chert in New Zealand
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of New Zealand (22 collections)
• Cretaceous of Australia (1), New Zealand (6)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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