Rhizoplegma Haeckel 1881 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae

Parent taxon: Astrosphaeridae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arachnosphaera, Astrosphaera, Astrosphaerinae, Astrospongus, Cladococcus, Diplosphaera, Drymosphaera, Elaphococcus, Haeckeliella, Haplosphaera, Heliosphaera, Hexancistra, Hexapyramis, Leptosphaera, Lychnosphaera, Porococcus, Rhizospongus, Thalassoplegma

Subtaxa: Rhizoplegma betulinum Rhizoplegma boreale

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Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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