Spongaster Ehrenberg 1860 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphirhopalum, Chitonastrum, Dictyocorine, Dictyocoryne, Euchitonia, Haliodictya, Hymeniastrum, Ommatogramma, Porodiscus, Rhopalastrum, Spongodiscus, Spongotripus, Spongotrochus, Stylochlamydium, Stylodictya, Stylospongia, Teichertus, Tesserastrum, Tholodiscus, Trigonastrum

Subtaxa: Spongaster tetras

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Type: Spongaster tetras

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (8 collections)

• Pliocene of Ecuador (2)

Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences

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