Protozoa - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
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 Crucella according to P. A. Whalen and E.S. Carter 2002
Sister taxa: Crucella angulosa, Crucella beata, Crucella cachensis, Crucella carteri, Crucella cavata, Crucella collina, Crucella concinna, Crucella espartoensis, Crucella flowerpotensis, Crucella hettangica, Crucella irwini, Crucella jadeae, Crucella kaisunensis, Crucella magna, Crucella messinae, Crucella mexicana, Crucella mijo, Crucella plana, Crucella prisca, Crucella spongase, Crucella squama, Crucella tenuis, Crucella theokaftensis
Type specimen: USNM 401868. Its type locality is SH-412-14, San Hipolito Fm, Punta San Hipolito, 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 (3: British Columbia collections), Mexico (5)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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