Polycystina - 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, 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, Retisphaera, Sinosphaera, Spongentactinia, Stigmosphaerostylus, Stygmosphaerostylus, Tardentactinia, Trilonche, Uberinterna, Wuyia

Subtaxa: Shinkaiera fragilis

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Type: Shinkaiera fragilis

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Mariana Trench, sample 181-R003 (Cretaceous of Philippines)

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