Verticiplagia ramosa Dumitrica and Zügel 2003 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Plagiacanthidae

Alternative combination: Tetrarchiplagia ramosa

Belongs to Verticiplagia according to P. Dumitrica 2004

Sister taxa: Verticiplagia abietinoides, Verticiplagia balatonica, Verticiplagia deflandrei, Verticiplagia filiforma, Verticiplagia oregonensis, Verticiplagia rhinoceros, Verticiplagia simplex, Verticiplagia turcica, Verticiplagia verticillata, Verticiplagia yehae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mue 22, Mülheim radiolarians, Solnhofen, which is in a Tithonian open shallow subtidal wackestone in the Mörnsheim Formation of Germany

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Mue 22, Mülheim radiolarians, Solnhofen

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