†Stephanolithion Deflandre 1939 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Stephanolithiales - Stephanolithiaceae
Parent taxon: Stephanolithiaceae according to P. R. Bown and J. R. Young 1997
See also Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Corollithion, Rhombolithion, Rotelapillus, Stoverius, Stradnerlithus, Truncatoscaphus
Subtaxa: Stephanolithion atmetos Stephanolithion bigotii Stephanolithion brevispinus Stephanolithion helotatus Stephanolithion hexum Stephanolithion octum Stephanolithion speciosum
Type: Stephanolithion bigotii
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (2), Switzerland (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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