Protozoa - Nassellaria - Cannobotryidae
Parent taxon: Cannobotryidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthobotrys, Acrobotrys, Amphimelissa, Bisphaerocephalina, Bisphaerocephalus, Botryocampe, Botryocylinder, Botryocyrtis, Botryometra, Botryopyle, Cannobotrys, Centrobotrys, Cornutovum, Disolenia, Neobotrys, Pylobotrys, Saccospyris
Subtaxa: Rhopalosyringium kleinum Rhopalosyringium magnificum
Type: Rhopalosyringium magnificum
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), Costa Rica (1), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (1), Italy (13), Japan (8), Malaysia (5), North Pacific (1), Poland (1), Turkey (1)
Total: 33 collections including 60 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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