†Mita weddellensis Kiessling 1999 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Full reference: W. Kiessling. 1999. Late Jurassic radiolarians from the Antarctic Peninsula. Micropaleontology 45(S1):1-96
Belongs to Mita according to W. Kiessling 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Longing Gap Radiolarians, LG 1, which is in a Tithonian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Ameghino Formation of Antarctica
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Antarctica (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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