Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
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 Plafkerium according to E. A. Pessagno et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Plafkerium antiquum, Plafkerium confluens, Plafkerium contortum, Plafkerium fidicularium, Plafkerium gadoense, Plafkerium hindei, Plafkerium keloense, Plafkerium muelleri, Plafkerium robustum
Type specimen: USNM 251858. Its type locality is V4FB, V4F traverse, Punta San Hipolito, Baja California, which is in an Alaunian basinal (siliceous) chert in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Mexico (5 collections), Slovenia (2), Thailand (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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