Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae
Alternative combination: Tremalithus melaniae
Belongs to Biscutum according to M. S. González Estebenet et al. 2021
See also 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 notaculum, Biscutum novum, Biscutum planum, Biscutum thurowii, Biscutum virginica, Biscutum zulloi
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (4), South Atlantic (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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