†Cantalum holdsworthi Pessagno et al. 1979 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Full reference: E. A. Pessagno, W. Finch, and P. L. Abbott. 1979. Upper Triassic Radiolaria from the San Hipólito Formation, Baja California. Micropaleontology 25(2):160-197
Belongs to Cantalum according to E. A. Pessagno et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Cantalum gratum, Cantalum tianense
Type specimen: USNM 251852. Its type locality is V5A3, V5A traverse, Punta San Hipolito, Baja California, which is in a Norian basinal (siliceous) chert in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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