†Nephrolithus frequens Górka 1957 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Axopodorhabdaceae
Belongs to Nephrolithus according to M. S. G. Estebenet et al. 2020
See also Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Nephrolithus corystus, Nephrolithus miniporus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (5), United States (8: Mississippi, Texas)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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