†Kungalaria Dumitrica and Carter 1999 (radiolarian)
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Protozoa - Entactinaria - Kungalariidae
Full reference: P. Dumitrica and E. S. Carter. 1999. Family Kungalariidae, n fam, new Mesozoic entactinarian Radiolaria with a nassellarian-type initial spicule. Micropaleontology 45(3):418-428
Parent taxon: Kungalariidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
See also Dumitrica and Carter 1999
Sister taxa: Cachecreekaria, Pentabelus, Transylvanaria
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), Italy (1)
• Triassic of Canada (3: British Columbia), Nicaragua (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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