†Eptingium aljilense Dumitrica et al. 2010 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
Full reference: P. Dumitrica, U. K. Tekin, and Y. Bedi. 2010. Eptingiacea and Saturnaliacea (Radiolaria) from the middle Carnian of Turkey and some late Ladinian to early Norian samples from Oman and Alaska. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 84:259-292
Belongs to Eptingium according to P. Dumitrica et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Eptingium amoenum, Eptingium manfredi, Eptingium nakasekoi, Eptingium onesimos
Type specimen: Its type locality is Al Jil, which is in a Longobardian basinal (siliceous) chert in the Zulla Formation of Oman
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Al Jil
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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