†Vallodiscus Suto 2005 (diatom)
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Bacillariophyceae - Chaetocerotaceae
Full reference: I. Suto. 2005. Vallodiscus gen. nov., a new fossil resting spore morpho-genus related to the marine diatom genus Chaetoceros (Bacillariophyceae). Phycological Research 53:11-29
Parent taxon: Chaetocerotaceae according to I. Suto 2005
Sister taxa: Bacteriastrum, Chaetoceros, Hercotheca
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Southern Ocean (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Southern Ocean (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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