Protozoa - Nassellaria - Bagotidae
Full reference: P. A. Whalen and E.S. Carter. 2002. Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) Radiolaria from Baja California Sur, Mexico. Micropaleontology 48(2):97-151
Belongs to Droltus according to Whalen and Carter 2002
Sister taxa: Droltus carinaspinosus, Droltus eurasiaticus, Droltus firmus, Droltus fondrenensis, Droltus hecatensis, Droltus laseekensis, Droltus lyellensis, Droltus orchardi, Droltus probosus, Droltus robustospinosus
Type specimen: USNM 401910. Its type locality is BPW80-30, San Hipolito Fm, Vizcaino Peninsula, Baja California Sur, which is in a Pliensbachian slope sandstone/lime mudstone in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (14: British Columbia collections), Japan (2), Mexico (4), United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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