Acanthosphaera mocki Kozur and Mostler 1979 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Radiolaria - Actinommidae

Full reference: H. Kozur and H. Mostler. 1979. Beiträge zur Erforschung der mesozoischen Radiolarien, Teil III: Die Oberfamilien Actinommacea Haeckel 1862 emend., Artiscacea Haeckel 1882, Multiarcusellacea nov. der Spumellaria und triassische Nassellaria [Contributions to the Mesozoic Radiolaria, part III: Superfamilies Actinommacea Haeckel 1862 emend., Artiscacea Haeckel 1882, Multiarcusellacea nov. of Spumellaria and Triassic Nassellaria]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 9:1-132

Belongs to Acanthosphaera according to H. Kozur and H. Mostler 1979

Sister taxa: Acanthosphaera antiqua, Acanthosphaera australis, Acanthosphaera austriaca, Acanthosphaera cyclocera, Acanthosphaera dodecaspinosa, Acanthosphaera echinus, Acanthosphaera entactinia, Acanthosphaera etheridgei, Acanthosphaera grandispinosa, Acanthosphaera haliphormis, Acanthosphaera hirsuta, Acanthosphaera laxa, Acanthosphaera macracantha, Acanthosphaera microspinosa, Acanthosphaera minuta, Acanthosphaera perspinosa, Acanthosphaera polygonophora, Acanthosphaera robusta

Type specimen: Its type locality is Göstling, which is in a Julian marine limestone in the Goestling Formation of Austria

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Göstling

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