†Crepidolithus crassus Deflandre 1954 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae
Alternative combination: Discolithus crassus
Belongs to Crepidolithus according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Crepidolithus granulatus, Crepidolithus impontus, Crepidolithus parvulus, Crepidolithus perforata, Crepidolithus pliensbachensis, Crepidolithus timorensis
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (1: Alberta collection), Germany (7), Morocco (3), Spain (120)
Total: 131 collections each including a single occurrence
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