Naviculopsis Frenguelli 1940

Chrysophyceae - Phytomastigophora - Dictyochaceae

Full reference: J. Frenguelli. 1940. Consideraciones sobre los Silicoflagelados fósiles. Revista del Museo de La Plata. Nueva Serie. Sección Paleontología 2(7):37-112

Parent taxon: Dictyochaceae according to J. Frenguelli 1940

Sister taxa: Bachmannocena, Cannopilus, Caryocha, Corbisema, Cornua, Dictyocha, Halicalyptra, Hannaites, Lyramula, Mesocena, Neonaviculopsis, Octactis, Paradictyocha, Paramesocena, Septamesocena, Silicoflagellida, Stephanocha, Vallacerta

Subtaxa: Naviculopsis americana Naviculopsis foliacea

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Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Camino Diablo Road (Eocene to Eocene of California)

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