Stauralastrum Haeckel 1887 (radiolarian)

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

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Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Moscow Basin, outcrop 4261, sample 2 (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

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