Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae
Alternative combination: Palaeopontosphaera novum
Belongs to Biscutum according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Biscutum arrogans, Biscutum boletum, Biscutum constans, Biscutum coronum, Biscutum dekaenelii, Biscutum depravatus, Biscutum dissimilis, Biscutum dorsetensis, Biscutum dubium, Biscutum ellipticum, Biscutum erismatum, Biscutum finchii, Biscutum gaultensis, Biscutum grande, Biscutum harrisonii, Biscutum intermedium, Biscutum magnum, Biscutum melaniae, Biscutum notaculum, Biscutum planum, Biscutum thurowii, Biscutum virginica, Biscutum zulloi
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Biscutum novum in the database
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