Anomalacantha Loeblich and Tappan 1961 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae

Synonym: Heteracantha Mast 1910 [replaced name]

Full reference: A.R. Loeblich and H. Tappan. 1961. Suprageneric classification of the Rhizopodea. Journal of Paleontology 35(2):245-330

Parent taxon: Astrosphaerinae according to A.R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1961

See also De Wever et al. 2001 and Loeblich and Tappan 1961

Sister taxon: Anomalosoma

Subtaxa: Anomalacantha dentata

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Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Anomalacantha in the database

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