Protozoa - Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Full reference: L. O'Dogherty, M. Bill, S. Gorican, P. Dumitrica, and H. Masson. 2006. Bathonian radiolarians from an ophiolitic mélange of the Alpine Tethys (Gets Nappe, Swiss-French Alps). Micropaleontology 51(6):425-485
Belongs to Archaeodictyomitra according to L. O'Dogherty et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Archaeodictyomitra annulata, Archaeodictyomitra apiarium, Archaeodictyomitra excellens, Archaeodictyomitra exigua, Archaeodictyomitra lacrimula, Archaeodictyomitra minoensis, Archaeodictyomitra munda, Archaeodictyomitra primigena, Archaeodictyomitra riedeli, Archaeodictyomitra rigida, Archaeodictyomitra shengi, Archaeodictyomitra sixi, Archaeodictyomitra suzukii, Archaeodictyomitra thiensis, Archaeodictyomitra vulgaris
Type specimen: LO17355. Its type locality is VS 4, Vorderi Schneit outcrop, Perrières series, Gets Nappe, Alps, which is in a Bathonian basinal (siliciclastic) chert in Switzerland.
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at VS 4, Vorderi Schneit outcrop, Perrières series, Gets Nappe, Alps
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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