Gongylothorax Foreman 1968 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae

Parent taxon: Sethocapsidae according to D. M. Hull 1997

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcanicapsa, Archicapsa, Heliocryptocapsa, Homoeoarchicorys, Kilinora, Plicaforacapsa, Sethocapsa, Stylocapsa, Yaocapsa

Subtaxa: Gongylothorax favosus Gongylothorax siphonofer Gongylothorax szeligoviensis

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Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Germany (1), Japan (2), Oman (2), the Philippines (1), Poland (3)

• Jurassic of Antarctica (3), Germany (6), Italy (4), Japan (7), Oman (1), the Philippines (1), Romania (4), Spain (1), United States (1: California)

Total: 38 collections including 46 occurrences

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