Tetracapsa Haeckel 1881

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae

Alternative spelling: Tetracapasa

Parent taxon: Theoperidae according to W. Kiessling 1999

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Lithostrobus, Theopera, Ectonocorys, Rhopalocanium, Dictyophimus, Rhopalatractus, Lithochytris, Gondwanaria, Anthocyrtis, Lychnocanium, Sethochytris, Theophaena, Valkyria, Pterosyringium, Udan, Cyrtopera, Theocorys, Eusyringium, Dictyopodium, Theopodium

Subtaxa: Tetracapsa horokanaiensis Tetracapsa molengraaffi

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Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Antarctica (12), Germany (1), Japan (5), the Russian Federation (7), United States (8: California)

Total: 34 collections including 40 occurrences

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