Tetracanthellipsis Squinabol 1903 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Parent taxon: Actinommidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Acanthosphaera, Actinomma, Actinomminae, Astrocentrus, Bolena, Carinaheliosoma, Carposphaera, Cromyomma, Cromyosphaera, Elatomma, Haliommetta, Mallanites, Perispongidium, Prunopyle, Pseudacanthosphaera, Sphaeropyle, Spongoplegma, Staurosphaera, Staurosphaeretta, Stauroxiphos, Stuermeria, Thaisphaera, Thecosphaera, Thecosphaerella
Subtaxa: Tetracanthellipsis euganeus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greece (1 collection), Italy (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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