Protozoa - Nassellaria - Pterocorythidae
Parent taxon: Pterocorythidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also O'Conner 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Albatrossidium, Androcyclas, Calocycletta, Cryptocarpium, Lamaprocyrtis, Lamprocyclas, Lamprocyrtis, Podocyrtis, Pterocorys, Theocorythium, Theocyrtis
Subtaxa: Anthocyrtidium odontatum
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• NN21 of North Pacific (1 collection)
• Quaternary of Indian Ocean (4), North Pacific (19)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of North Pacific (2)
• Pliocene of North Pacific (21)
• Miocene to Pliocene of North Pacific (7)
• Miocene of North Pacific (83)
• Oligocene to Miocene of North Pacific (10)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (4), North Pacific (6)
Total: 157 collections including 162 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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