†Lithastrinus grillii Stradner 1962 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae
Belongs to Lithastrinus according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Lithastrinus pentabrachius, Lithastrinus quadricuspis, Lithastrinus septenarius
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Indian Ocean (18 collections), Israel (1), North Pacific (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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