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 Pessagno and Yang
Sister taxa: Archaeocenosphaera clathrata, Archaeocenosphaera gregaria, Archaeocenosphaera hexagonata, Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis, Archaeocenosphaera mellifera, Archaeocenosphaera micropora, Archaeocenosphaera minuscula, Archaeocenosphaera radiata
Type specimen: USNM 424136
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1 collection), Oman (1)
• Jurassic of Antarctica (1), Argentina (1), Germany (2), Italy (1), Mexico (7), United States (1: California)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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