Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Synonym: Cyrtocapsella Haeckel 1887 [objective synonym]
Full reference: E. Haeckel. 1887. Report on the Radiolaria collected by HMS Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report of Scientific Results of Voyage of HMS Challenger during years 1883-86 XVIII:1-1803
Parent taxon: Eucyrtidiidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Haeckel 1887, Novack-Gottshall 2022 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Artocapsa, Artophormis, Buryella, Calocyclas, Calocycloma, Clathrocycloma, Cymaetron, Cyrtocapsa, Eostichomitra, Eucyrtidium, Gigi, Guexella, Lantus, Lithopera, Milax, Phalangites, Phormocyrtis, Pseudoeucyrtis, Schaumellus, Solenotryma, Stichocapsa, Stichocorys, Stichomitra, Vistularia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Loc. 9-04 [Borbon Fm] (Miocene of Ecuador)
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