Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Original description: Test spherical to ellipsoidal with two triradiate polar spines. Meshwork of test comprised of numerous concentric subspherical rings of pentagonal and hexagonal pore frames anchoring to pillar-like structure at pore frame vertices. Size of pore frames decreasing gradually toward center of spherical test.
Original remarks: Pseudopantanellium n. gen., has super&64257;cial
resemblance to Pantanellium Pessagno (1977b). However, Pseudopantanellium can be distinguished from
Pantanellium by having a series of concentric layers of
pentagonal or hexagonal pore frames rather than consisting only of a cortical shell and a medullary shell.
Etymology: From the Latin pseudo false, and Pantanellium.
Full reference: K. Y. Yeh. 1987. Taxonomic Studies of Lower Jurassic Radiolaria from East-Central Oregon. National Museum of Natural Science Special Publications 2:1-169
Parent taxon: Pantanelliinae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Betraccium, Cantalum, Cecrops, Gorgansium, Pachyoncus, Pantanellium, Trillus, Zartus
Subtaxa: Pseudopantanellium floridum
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (1 collection), Canada (18: British Columbia), Japan (1), New Zealand (1), United States (2: Oregon)
Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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