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: Biantholithus, Braarudosphaerales, Ceratolithaceae, Coccolithales, Daktylethra, Ellipsagelosphaeraceae, Ellipsolithus, Gladiolithus, Ilselithina, Isochrysidales, Lanternithus, Minylitha, Neosphaera, Pedinocyclus, Phaeocystales, Prymnesiales, Rhomboasteraceae, Tetralithoides, Transversopontis, Zygodiscales, Eodiscoaster, Eiffellithales, Calyptrosphaeraceae, Prymnesiophycidae, Goniolithaceae, Tetralithus, Watznaueriales, Discoasteroides, Syracosphaerales, Stephanolithiales, Lapideacassaceae, Sphenolithus, Arkhangelskiales, Cyclicargolithus, Podorhabdales
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