Protozoa - Nassellaria - Bagotidae
Full reference: E. A. Pessagno, Jr. and P.A. Whalen. 1982. Lower and Middle Jurassic Radiolaria (multicyrtid Nassellariina) from California, east-central Oregon and the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. Micropaleontology 28(2):111-169
Parent taxon: Bagotidae according to W. Kiessling 1995
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aitaum, Bagotum, Broctus, Canutus, Noritus, Paradroltus
Subtaxa: Droltus carinaspinosus Droltus eurasiaticus Droltus firmus Droltus fondrenensis Droltus hecatensis Droltus laseekensis Droltus lyellensis Droltus orchardi Droltus probosus Droltus robustospinosus Droltus sanignacioensis
Type: Droltus lyellensis
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Antarctica (6), Argentina (1), Canada (87: British Columbia), Germany (5), Italy (2), Japan (4), Mexico (5), New Zealand (3), Oman (1), Peru (1), the Philippines (4), Turkey (14), United States (5: California, Oregon)
• Triassic of Canada (16: British Columbia)
Total: 155 collections including 232 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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