Ceratospyris Ehrenberg 1847 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Triospyrididae

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

Sister taxa: Androspyris, Anthospyris, Archiphaena, Brachiospyris, Clathrobursa, Corythospyris, Dendrospyris, Desmospyris, Dorcadospyris, Gorgospyris, Hexaspyris, Lamprospyris, Liriospyris, Lophospyris, Patagospyris, Petalospyrella, Petalospyris, Psychospyris, Rhodospyris, Semantrum, Tholospyridium, Triospyrium

Subtaxa: Ceratospyris articulata Ceratospyris borealis Ceratospyris pentagona Ceratospyris radicata

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Type: Ceratospyris pentagona

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (8 collections)

• Eocene of Cyprus (6)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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