Lithochytris Ehrenberg 1847 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae
Parent taxon: Theoperidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cyrtopera, Dictyophimus, Valkyria, Sethochytris, Rhopalocanium, Eusyringium, Lithostrobus, Theopera, Theopodium, Rhopalatractus, Udan, Tetracapsa, Theocorys, Pterosyringium, Theophaena, Dictyopodium, Gondwanaria, Ectonocorys, Lychnocanium, Anthocyrtis
Subtaxa: Lithochytris archaea Lithochytris vespertilio
Type: Lithochytris vespertilio
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Cyprus (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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