†Prediscosphaera columnata Stover 1966 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Prediscosphaeraceae
Alternative combination: Discolithus columnata
Belongs to Prediscosphaera according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Prediscosphaera arkhangelskyi, Prediscosphaera bukryi, Prediscosphaera cretacea, Prediscosphaera grandis, Prediscosphaera honjoi, Prediscosphaera incohatus, Prediscosphaera majungae, Prediscosphaera microrhabdulina, Prediscosphaera ponticula, Prediscosphaera rhombica, Prediscosphaera serrata, Prediscosphaera spinosa, Prediscosphaera stoveri
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), Indian Ocean (90)
Total: 91 collections each including a single occurrence
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