†Crucella messinae Pessagno 1971 (radiolarian)
Radiolaria - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Belongs to Crucella according to Pessagno 1971
Sister taxa: Crucella angulosa, Crucella beata, Crucella cachensis, Crucella carteri, Crucella cavata, Crucella collina, Crucella concinna, Crucella espartoensis, Crucella flowerpotensis, Crucella hettangica, Crucella irwini, Crucella jadeae, Crucella kaisunensis, Crucella magna, Crucella mexicana, Crucella mijo, Crucella mirabunda, Crucella plana, Crucella prisca, Crucella spongase, Crucella squama, Crucella tenuis, Crucella theokaftensis
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore