Radiiformata

Belongs within: Stauraxonaria.

The Radiiformata are a group of radiolarians known from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, characterised by a skeleton with three or more divergent arms (Afanasieva et al. 2005).

Characters (from Afanasieva et al. 2005): Monaxonic or heteropolar, with skeleton with three or more divergent arms, with spongy, porous or lamellar wall of external shell.

<==RadiiformataAA05
    |--LatentifistulidaeAA05
    |    |--LatentibifistulinaeAA05
    |    |    |--Latentibifistula Nazarov & Ormiston 1983AA05
    |    |    `--Triactofenestrella Nazarov & Ormiston 1984AA05
    |    `--LatentifistulinaeAA05
    |         |--Ishigaum De Wever & Caridroit 1984AA05
    |         |--Pseudotormentus De Wever & Caridroit 1984AA05
    |         `--Latentifistula Nazarov & Ormiston 1983AA05
    |              `--L. valdeineptaAA05
    `--+--Polyfistula Nazarov & Ormiston 1984 [Polyfistulidae]AA05
       |--QuadriremidaeAA05
       |    |--Quinqueremis Nazarov & Ormiston 1983AA05
       |    `--Quadriremis Nazarov & Ormiston 1985AA05
       |         `--Q. gliptoacusAA05
       `--+--‘Deflandrella’ De Wever & Caridroit 1984 non Loeblich & Tappan 1961 [Deflandrellidae]AA05
          |    `--D. manicaAA05
          `--OrmistonellidaeAA05
               |--Nazarovella De Wever & Caridroit 1984AA05
               `--Ormistonella De Wever & Caridroit 1984AA05
                    `--O. robustaAA05

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[AA05] Afanasieva, M. S., E. O. Amon, Y. V. Agarkov & D. S. Boltovskoy. 2005. Radiolarians in the geological record. Paleontological Journal 39 (Suppl. 3): S135–S392.