Droltus eurasiaticus Kozur and Mostler, 1990

Cifer, Tim, Goričan, Špela, Gawlick, Hans-Jürgen & Auer, Matthias, 2020, Pliensbachian, Early Jurassic radiolarians from Mount Rettenstein in the Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 65 (1), pp. 167-207 : 189

Droltus eurasiaticus Kozur and Mostler, 1990

Fig. 10A–D.

1982 Parahsuum (?) sp. A; Yao 1982: pl. 3: 6.

1990 Droltus eurasiaticus sp. nov.; Kozur and Mostler 1990: 223, pl. 17: 3, 4.

1998 Droltus eurasiaticus Kozur and Mostler, 1990 ; Yeh and Cheng 1998: 20, pl. 12: 1.

2002 Droltus eurasiaticus Kozur and Mostler, 1990 ; Whalen and Carter 2002: 116, pl. 16: 5, 6.

2006 Droltus eurasiaticus Kozur and Mostler, 1990 ; Goričan et al. 2006: 136, pl. DRO07: 1–3.

Material.— Sample Rö37: stubs Rö37_1 (two specimens), Rö37_2 (four specimens), Rö37_3 (four specimens); sample Rö416: stub Rö416_2 (three specimens), Mount Rettenstein , Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria, Lower Pliensbachian .

Remarks.— Droltus eurasiaticus is differentiated from the closely similar Droltus hecatensis by its pointed proximal part and distinct apical horn.

Stratigraphic and geographic range.—Upper Rhaetian, Hettangian ( Kozur and Mostler 1990), lower Sinemurian ( Yeh and Cheng 1998), Lower Pliensbachian ( Whalen and Carter 2002; this study). Baja California Sur, Northern Calcareous Alps ( Germany, Austria), Philippines.