Full reference: W. W. Hay, H. P. Mohler, and M. E. Wade. 1966. Calcareous nannofossils from Nal'chik (northwest Caucasus). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 59:379-399
Parent taxon: Coccolithophyceae according to W. W. Hay et al. 1966
Sister taxa: Biantholithus, Braarudosphaerales, Ceratolithaceae, Coccolithales, Daktylethra, Discoasterales, Ellipsagelosphaeraceae, Ellipsolithus, Gladiolithus, Ilselithina, Isochrysidales, Lanternithus, Minylitha, Neosphaera, Pedinocyclus, Phaeocystales, Prymnesiales, Rhomboasteraceae, Tetralithoides, Zygodiscales, Eodiscoaster, Watznaueriales, Podorhabdales, Calyptrosphaeraceae, Goniolithaceae, Prymnesiophycidae, Sphenolithus, Cyclicargolithus, Syracosphaerales, Stephanolithiales, Lapideacassaceae, Eiffellithales, Tetralithus, Discoasteroides, Arkhangelskiales
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of Peru (1), United States (4: California, Georgia)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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