Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Parent taxon: Eucyrtidiidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also O'Conner 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Artocapsa, Artophormis, Buryella, Calocyclas, Calocycloma, Clathrocycloma, Cymaetron, Cyrtocapsa, Cyrtocapsella, Eostichomitra, Eucyrtidium, Gigi, Guexella, Lantus, Lithopera, Milax, Phalangites, Pseudoeucyrtis, Schaumellus, Solenotryma, Stichocapsa, Stichocorys, Stichomitra, Vistularia
Subtaxa: Phormocyrtis cubense Phormocyrtis striata Phormocyrtis turgida Phormocyrtis vasculum
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
• Eocene of Cyprus (6)
• Paleocene of China (1), Cyprus (1)
Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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