†Stauralastrum Haeckel 1887 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Spumellaria - Larnacillidae
Full reference: E. Haeckel. 1887. Report on the Radiolaria collected by HMS Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report of Scientific Results of Voyage of HMS Challenger during years 1883-86 XVIII:1-1803
Parent taxon: Histriastrinae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphymenium, Histiastrum, Stephanastrum
Subtaxa: Stauralastrum aculeatum
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Moscow Basin, outcrop 4261, sample 2 (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)
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