Full reference: M. N. Bramlette and F. R. Sullivan. 1961. Coccolithophorids and related nannoplankton of the Early Tertiary in California. Micropaleontology 7(2):129-188
Parent taxon: Prymnesiophyceae according to M. N. Bramlette and F. R. Sullivan 1961
Sister taxa: Athenagalea, Biantholithus, Braarudosphaerales, Ceratolithaceae, Coccolithales, Daktylethra, Discoasterales, Ellipsagelosphaeraceae, Ellipsolithus, Gladiolithus, Ilselithina, Isochrysidales, Lanternithus, Minylitha, Neosphaera, Pedinocyclus, Phaeocystales, Prymnesiales, Rhomboasteraceae, Tetralithoides, Transversopontis, Zygodiscales, Tetralithus, Stephanolithiales, Watznaueriales, Syracosphaerales, Podorhabdales, Lapideacassaceae, Sphenolithus, Eiffellithales, Eodiscoaster, Cyclicargolithus, Goniolithaceae, Prymnesiophycidae, Arkhangelskiales, Calyptrosphaeraceae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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