Coccolithophyceae - Rhomboasteraceae
Full reference: P. R. Bown. 2005. Palaeogene calcareous nannofossils from the Kilwa and Lindi areas of coastal Tanzania (Tanzania Drilling Project 2003-4). Journal of Nannoplankton Research 27(1):21-95
Parent taxon: Coccolithophyceae according to P. R. Bown 2005
Sister taxa: Biantholithus, Braarudosphaerales, Ceratolithaceae, Coccolithales, Daktylethra, Discoasterales, Ellipsagelosphaeraceae, Ellipsolithus, Gladiolithus, Ilselithina, Isochrysidales, Lanternithus, Minylitha, Neosphaera, Pedinocyclus, Phaeocystales, Prymnesiales, Tetralithoides, Transversopontis, Zygodiscales, Eodiscoaster, Watznaueriales, Podorhabdales, Calyptrosphaeraceae, Goniolithaceae, Prymnesiophycidae, Sphenolithus, Cyclicargolithus, Syracosphaerales, Stephanolithiales, Lapideacassaceae, Eiffellithales, Tetralithus, Discoasteroides, Arkhangelskiales
Subtaxa: Rhomboaster Tribrachiatus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rhomboasteraceae in the database