Altaiesphaera Obut and Iwata 2000 (radiolarian)

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

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Type: Altaiesphaera acanthophora

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Altaiesphaera in the database

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