From Suzuki Paleotax db:
1887 Botryopera quinqueloba n. sp. Haeckel p. 1109, pl. 96, fig. 2
2017 Botryopera quinqueloba Haeckel Chen et al. p. 172, pl. 55, fig. 11
Catalog entries: Botryopera quinqueloba
Original description: Cephalis quinquelobate; the occipital lobe helmet-shaped, and twice as long as the two hemispherical frontal lobes, three times as long as the subspherical lateral buccal lobes. Pores scarce, small, circular.
Remarks on original description:
Botryopera quinqueloba is most likely a true cannobotryid, given its apparently tri-lobed cephalis. [Trubovitz et al. 2022]
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source:
First occurrence (base): within Quaternary Period (0.00-2.59Ma, base in Gelasian stage). Data source:
Plot of occurrence data:
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Cannobotryidae inc sed quinqueloba compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 19-11-2025
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