Protozoa - Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Full reference: E. Pessagno, W. M. Six, and Q. Yang. 1989. The Xiphostylidae Haeckel and Parvivaccidae, n. fam, (Radiolaria) from the North American Jurassic. Micropaleontology 35(3):193-255
Belongs to Archaeocenosphaera according to
Sister taxa: Archaeocenosphaera clathrata, Archaeocenosphaera gregaria, Archaeocenosphaera hexagonata, Archaeocenosphaera mellifera, Archaeocenosphaera micropora, Archaeocenosphaera minuscula, Archaeocenosphaera radiata, Archaeocenosphaera ruesti
Type specimen: USNM 424134
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Antarctica (3 collections), Canada (52: British Columbia), Japan (5), United States (1: Oregon)
• Triassic of Canada (22: British Columbia)
Total: 83 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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