†Sphenolithus heteromorphus Deflandre 1953 (haptophyte alga)
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Belongs to Sphenolithus according to K. Fujioka et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Sphenolithus abies, Sphenolithus compactus, Sphenolithus moriformis, Sphenolithus radians
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection)
• Miocene of Azerbaijan (1), Indonesia (1), Micronesia (7), Slovenia (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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