Siphonosphaera Müller 1858 (radiolarian)
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Parent taxon: Collodaria according to K. M. Matsuzaki and N. Suzuki 2014
See also De Wever et al. 2001 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Collosphaeridae, Sphaerozoidae, Thalassosphaeridae
Subtaxa: Siphonosphaera paraphoros Siphonosphaera streptosiphonia Siphonosphaera tubulosa
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• NN21 of North Pacific (2 collections)
• Quaternary of Japan (8), North Pacific (6)
• Miocene of Southern Ocean (5)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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