Protoxiphotractus Pessagno 1973 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae
Parent taxon: Stylosphaeridae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Druppatractus, Dumitricasphaera, Lithomespilus, Praestylosphaera, Spongostylus, Staurolonche, Stylatractus, Stylosphaera, Xiphatractus, Zhamojdasphaera
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of New Zealand (26 collections)
• Cretaceous of Italy (2), Japan (4), New Zealand (6), Turkey (1)
Total: 39 collections including 41 occurrences
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