†Altaiesphaera Obut and Iwata 2000 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Echidninidae
Synonym: Archaeocenosphaera Obut and Iwata 2000
Parent taxon: Echidninidae according to P. Noble et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Cancellisphaera, Curvechidnina, Echidnina, Gigantospiculum, Grosmorneus, Neoechidnina, Parechidnina, Subechidnina, Varispiculum, Westernbrookia
Subtaxa: Altaiesphaera acanthophora Altaiesphaera sparsispinosa Archaeocenosphaera muricata
Type: Altaiesphaera acanthophora
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Altaiesphaera in the database
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