†Helenea chiastia Worsley 1971 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Cretarhabdaceae
Belongs to Helenea according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Helenea conus, Helenea quadrata, Helenea staurolithina
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Tanzania (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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