†family Catenopylidae Dumitrica 1989 (radiolarian)
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Catenopylidae
Parent taxon: Pyloniacea according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Orbiculiformidae, Patruliidae
Subtaxa: Catenopyle Praecatenopyle
Type: Catenopyle
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Catenopylidae in the database