Lithomespilus Haeckel 1887 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae
Parent taxon: Stylosphaeridae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Druppatractus, Dumitricasphaera, Praestylosphaera, Protoxiphotractus, Spongostylus, Staurolonche, Stylatractus, Stylosphaera, Xiphatractus, Zhamojdasphaera
Subtaxa: Lithomespilus bipolaris Lithomespilus hexacanthus Lithomespilus steinvorthi
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of New Zealand (48 collections)
• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1), New Zealand (12)
Total: 61 collections each including a single occurrence
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