Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae
Belongs to Biscutum according to M. S. G. Estebenet et al. 2021
See also Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Biscutum arrogans, Biscutum boletum, Biscutum constans, 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 novum, Biscutum planum, Biscutum thurowii, Biscutum virginica, Biscutum zulloi
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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