Protozoa - Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Full reference: E. Pessagno, W. M. Six, and Q. Yang. 1989. The Xiphostylidae Haeckel and Parvivaccidae, n. fam, (Radiolaria) from the North American Jurassic. Micropaleontology 35(3):193-255
Belongs to Xiphostylus according to E. Pessagno et al. 1989
Sister taxa: Xiphostylus ardea, Xiphostylus asper, Xiphostylus communis, Xiphostylus duvalensis, Xiphostylus fragilis, Xiphostylus gasquetensis, Xiphostylus halli, Xiphostylus inclinatus, Xiphostylus simplus, Xiphostylus whalenae
Type specimen: USNM 424176
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Japan (2 collections), United States (3: Oregon)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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