Pterocanium Ehrenberg 1847 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Parent taxon: Ultranaporidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anaticapitula, Bipedis, Dumitricaella, Hinedorcus, Lychnocanoma, Muellericyrtium, Napora, Naropa, Picapora, Poculinapora, Silicarmiger, Trialatus
Subtaxa: Pterocanium proserpinae Pterocanium tenuecostatum
Type: Pterocanium proserpinae
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Ecuador (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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