Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Synonym: Meschedea Won 1983
Parent taxon: Entactiniidae according to P. Noble et al. 2017
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Won 1997
Sister taxa: Afanasievella, Apophysiactinia, Astroentactiniinae, Bientactinosphaerinae, Borisella, Callela, Cancellosphaera, Costaentactinia, Cubaxonium, Duodecimentactinia, Duplexia, Entactiniinae, Entactinosphaera, Fenestrula, Gracilentactinia, Hegleria, Holdisphaera, Involutentactinia, Kashiwara, Klaengspongus, Lententactinia, Magnentactinia, Magnisphaera, Megaporus, Microporosa, Moskovistella, Multientactinia, Munzuwonella, Oruatemanua, Paracopicyntra, Paratriposphaera, Perforentactinia, Plenoentactinia, Plenosphaera, Polyedroentactinia, Provisocyntra, Radiobisphaera, Retentactinia, Retentactiniinae, Retisphaera, Shinkaiera, Sinosphaera, Spongentactinia, Stigmosphaerostylus, Stygmosphaerostylus, Tardentactinia, Trilonche, Uberinterna, Wuyia
Subtaxa: Meschedea akcetensis Meschedea crassicortex Meschedea endocarpa Meschedea hirsuta Meschedea permica Meschedea pyramispinosa Pluristratoentactinia conspissata Pluristratoentactinia trisphaerata
Type: Pluristratoentactinia conspissata
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections)
• Carboniferous of Germany (1)
• Devonian of Australia (1)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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