Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Echidninidae
Full reference: M.-Z. Won, W. J. Iams, and K. M. Reed. 2007. Late Tremadocian radiolarian faunas and biostratigraphy of the Cow Head Group, Western Newfoundland, Canada. Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society 28(4):497-540
Parent taxon: Echidninidae according to P. Noble et al. 2017
See also Won et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Altaiesphaera, Cancellisphaera, Curvechidnina, Echidnina, Gigantospiculum, Grosmorneus, Neoechidnina, Parechidnina, Subechidnina, Varispiculum
Subtaxa: Westernbrookia cancella Westernbrookia diversa Westernbrookia incohota Westernbrookia ovata
Type: Westernbrookia diversa
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences
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