Polyentactinia tenera Aitchison 1993 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Pylentonemidae

Full reference: J. C. Aitchison. 1993. Devonian (Frasnian) radiolarians from the Gogo Formation, Canning Basin, Western Australia. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 228(4-6):105-128

Belongs to Polyentactinia according to J. C. Aitchison 1993

Sister taxa: Polyentactinia amplictibrosa, Polyentactinia applanata, Polyentactinia aranaeosa, Polyentactinia aranea, Polyentactinia biacus, Polyentactinia centrata, Polyentactinia circumretia, Polyentactinia coldinensis, Polyentactinia craticulata, Polyentactinia crux, Polyentactinia djagdiensis, Polyentactinia estonica, Polyentactinia fiscina, Polyentactinia fragilis, Polyentactinia helioformis, Polyentactinia hunanensis, Polyentactinia ishigai, Polyentactinia kossistekensis, Polyentactinia lautitia, Polyentactinia leeorum, Polyentactinia leptosphaera, Polyentactinia miopora, Polyentactinia multifida, Polyentactinia multifora, Polyentactinia nazarovi, Polyentactinia njatvica, Polyentactinia octupla, Polyentactinia offerta, Polyentactinia offirmata, Polyentactinia perampla, Polyentactinia plecta, Polyentactinia polygonia, Polyentactinia propinqua, Polyentactinia rudihispida, Polyentactinia sexangulata, Polyentactinia spinulenta, Polyentactinia stelcki, Polyentactinia udiensis, Polyentactinia zhamoidai

Type specimen: GSWA F44077. Its type locality is Pillara Range, SE of Menyous Gap, Canning Basin, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm shale/limestone in the Gogo Formation of Australia.

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Pillara Range, SE of Menyous Gap, Canning Basin

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