Tetraspongodiscus Kozur and Mostler 1979 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Relindellidae

Full reference: H. Kozur and H. Mostler. 1979. Beiträge zur Erforschung der mesozoischen Radiolarien, Teil III: Die Oberfamilien Actinommacea Haeckel 1862 emend., Artiscacea Haeckel 1882, Multiarcusellacea nov. der Spumellaria und triassische Nassellaria [Contributions to the Mesozoic Radiolaria, part III: Superfamilies Actinommacea Haeckel 1862 emend., Artiscacea Haeckel 1882, Multiarcusellacea nov. of Spumellaria and Triassic Nassellaria]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 9:1-132

Parent taxon: Relindellidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Copicyntroides, Pentaspongodiscus

Subtaxa: Tetraspongodiscus inaequispinosus Tetraspongodiscus longispinosus Tetraspongodiscus stauracanthus Tetraspongodiscus tetragonius

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Type: Tetraspongodiscus longispinosus

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), China (1), Turkey (1)

• Permian of China (8), Japan (17)

Total: 28 collections including 35 occurrences

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