†Helicolithus trabeculatus Górka 1957 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae
Alternative combination: Discolithus trabeculatus
Belongs to Helicolithus according to M. S. G. Estebenet et al. 2020
See also Bown 1998 and Bown et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Helicolithus anceps, Helicolithus compactus, Helicolithus leckiei, Helicolithus turonicus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections), Austria (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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