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Morphological variability and phylogeny of the upper Tithonian–Berriasian Vallupinae (Radiolaria) from the Mariana Trench

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Rui Qing Li
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Processing China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan,
Katsuo Sashida
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan,

Abstract

As one of the highly diversified radiolarian groups in the Mesozoic, Vallupinae occurred widely in the tuffaceous claystone from the Mariana Trench of the upper Tithonian–Berriasian where the specimens are extremely well-preserved. The occurrence of diversified Vallupinae presented here is further evidence that the range of Vallupinae extends to Berriasian. The stratigraphic range and proposed possible phylogenetic relationships within the Subfamily Vallupinae are provided and 17 radiolarian species of this subfamily are presented, including three new species: Vallupus gracilis, Mesovallupus brevispina, and Neovallupus mediforma.

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