Protozoa - Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
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 Helvetocapsa according to L. O'Dogherty et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Helvetocapsa matsuokai, Helvetocapsa minoensis, Helvetocapsa nanjoensis, Helvetocapsa plicata, Helvetocapsa prealpina
Type specimen: LO16769. Its type locality is VS 3, Vorderi Schneit outcrop, Perrières series, Gets Nappe, Alps, which is in a Bathonian basinal (siliciclastic) chert in Switzerland.
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Costa Rica (1 collection), Italy (2), Switzerland (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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