†Octolithus multiplus Perch-Nielsen 1973 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Calyptrosphaeraceae
Alternative combination: Tetralithus multiplus
Belongs to Octolithus according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of North Atlantic (3 collections)
• Paleocene to Eocene of North Atlantic (1)
• Paleocene of North Atlantic (3)
• Cretaceous of France (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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