Coccolithophyceae - Discoasterales
Full reference: W. W. Hay. 1977. Calcareous nannofossils. Oceanic Micropalaentology 1055-1200
Parent taxon: Coccolithophyceae according to P. R. Bown 2010
Sister taxa: Athenagalea, Biantholithus, Braarudosphaerales, Ceratolithaceae, Coccolithales, Daktylethra, Ellipsagelosphaeraceae, Ellipsolithus, Gladiolithus, Ilselithina, Isochrysidales, Lanternithus, Minylitha, Neosphaera, Pedinocyclus, Phaeocystales, Prymnesiales, Rhomboasteraceae, Tetralithoides, Transversopontis, Zygodiscales, Sphenolithus, Eiffellithales, Prymnesiophycidae, Lapideacassaceae, Arkhangelskiales, Syracosphaerales, Goniolithaceae, Cyclicargolithus, Discoasteroides, Calyptrosphaeraceae, Stephanolithiales, Eodiscoaster, Podorhabdales, Tetralithus, Watznaueriales
Subtaxa: Discoasteraceae Fasciculithaceae Heliolithaceae
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Tanzania (1 collection), United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences