Protozoa - Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Parent taxon: Actinommidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthosphaera, Actinomma, Actinomminae, Astrocentrus, Bolena, Carinaheliosoma, Carposphaera, Cromyomma, Cromyosphaera, Elatomma, Haliommetta, Mallanites, Perispongidium, Prunopyle, Pseudacanthosphaera, Spongoplegma, Staurosphaera, Staurosphaeretta, Stauroxiphos, Stuermeria, Tetracanthellipsis, Thaisphaera, Thecosphaera, Thecosphaerella
Subtaxa: Sphaeropyle dreyeri Sphaeropyle entostoma Sphaeropyle eurystoma Sphaeropyle laevis Sphaeropyle langii Sphaeropyle multangularis
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (8 collections)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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