Canutus giganteus Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen 1982 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Bagotidae

Full reference: E. A. Pessagno, Jr. and P.A. Whalen. 1982. Lower and Middle Jurassic Radiolaria (multicyrtid Nassellariina) from California, east-central Oregon and the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. Micropaleontology 28(2):111-169

Belongs to Canutus according to E. A. Pessagno and P.A. Whalen 1982

Sister taxa: Canutus baumgartneri, Canutus beehivensis, Canutus blomei, Canutus bolesi, Canutus diegoi, Canutus hainaensis, Canutus indomitus, Canutus ingrahamensis, Canutus nitidus, Canutus rennellensis, Canutus rockfishensis, Canutus tipperi

Type specimen: USNM 307219

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), United States (2: California, Oregon)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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