†Heliosestrum Haeckel 1881 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Spumellaria - Coccodiscidae
Parent taxon: Coccodiscidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Artiscinae, Coccodiscinae, Stylocyclia
Subtaxa: Heliosestrum nigrum
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of New Zealand (12 collections)
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (3)
• Jurassic of Japan (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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