Spirocyrtis Haeckel 1881 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Nassellaria - Artostrobiidae
Parent taxon: Artostrobiidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also O'Conner 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Artostobium, Dictyoprora, Eribotrys, Phormostichoartus, Pseudotheocampe, Siphocampe, Siphostichartus, Theocampe, Theocamptra
Subtaxa: Spirocyrtis proboscis
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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