Spongodiscidae

Spongodiscidae is a family of radiolarians in the order Spumellaria. According to the original description by Ernst Haeckel, members of the family have a flat discoidal shell, in which a simple spherical central chamber is surrounded by an irregular spongy framework.

Spongodiscidae
Spongotrochus rhabdostylus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Rhizaria
Phylum:
Retaria
Subphylum:
Radiolaria
Class:
Polycystinea
Order:
Spumellaria
Family:
Spongodiscidae
Genera

Amphirhopalum
Chitonastrum
Dictyocoryne
Euchitonia
Hymeniastrum
Perichlamydium
Porodiscus
Rhopalastrum
Spongaster
Spongodiscus
Spongotripus
Spongotrochus
Stylochlamydium
Stylodictya
Stylospongia
Stylotrochus
Teichertus
Tessarastrum
Tholodiscus
Trigonastrum

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