†Sphenolithus compactus Backman 1980 (haptophyte alga)
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Belongs to Sphenolithus according to K. Fujioka et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Sphenolithus abies, Sphenolithus heteromorphus, Sphenolithus moriformis, Sphenolithus radians
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Pacific (1 collection)
• Pliocene of South Pacific (1)
• Miocene of Micronesia (7)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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