Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Full reference: R. Q. Li, K. Sashida, and Y. Ogawa. 2011. Earliest Cretaceous initial spicule-bearing spherical radiolarians from the Mariana Trench. Journal of Paleontology 85(1):92-101
Parent taxon: Entactiniidae according to R. Q. Li et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Afanasievella, Apophysiactinia, Astroentactiniinae, Bientactinosphaerinae, Borisella, Callela, Cancellosphaera, Costaentactinia, Cubaxonium, Duodecimentactinia, Duplexia, Entactiniinae, Entactinosphaera, Fenestrula, Gracilentactinia, Hegleria, Holdisphaera, Involutentactinia, Kashiwara, Klaengspongus, Lententactinia, Magnentactinia, Magnisphaera, Megaporus, Microporosa, Moskovistella, Multientactinia, Munzuwonella, Oruatemanua, Paracopicyntra, Paratriposphaera, Perforentactinia, Plenoentactinia, Plenosphaera, Pluristratoentactinia, Polyedroentactinia, Provisocyntra, Radiobisphaera, Retentactinia, Retentactiniinae, Retisphaera, Sinosphaera, Spongentactinia, Stigmosphaerostylus, Stygmosphaerostylus, Tardentactinia, Trilonche, Uberinterna, Wuyia
Subtaxa: Shinkaiera fragilis
Type: Shinkaiera fragilis
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Mariana Trench, sample 181-R003 (Cretaceous of Philippines)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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