Protozoa - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae
Parent taxon: Astrosphaeridae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arachnosphaera, Astrosphaera, Astrosphaerinae, Astrospongus, Cladococcus, Diplosphaera, Drymosphaera, Elaphococcus, Haeckeliella, Haplosphaera, Hexancistra, Hexapyramis, Leptosphaera, Lychnosphaera, Porococcus, Rhizoplegma, Rhizospongus, Thalassoplegma
Subtaxa: Heliosphaera alternata Heliosphaera bardanum Heliosphaera clavata Heliosphaera fenestrata Heliosphaera haeckeli Heliosphaera kjrulfi Heliosphaera macrospinosa Heliosphaera micropora Heliosphaera robusta Heliosphaera ruesti Heliosphaera tamworthi Heliosphaera venusta
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Heliosphaera in the database
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