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 giganteus, Canutus indomitus, Canutus ingrahamensis, Canutus nitidus, Canutus rennellensis, Canutus rockfishensis, Canutus tipperi
Type specimen: USNM 307220. Its type locality is Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C., Maude Formation (Locality 534), which is in a Pliensbachian marine lime mudstone in the Maude Formation of Canada.
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (26: British Columbia collections)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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