Coccolithophyceae - Prymnesiophycidae - Prymnesiophycidae
Full reference: G. Deflandre. 1959. Sur les nannofossiles calcaires et leur systématique. Revue de Micropaléontologie 2:127-152
Parent taxon: Prymnesiophycidae according to P. R. Bown and J. R. Young 1997
Sister taxa: Braarudosphaeraceae, Centosphaera, Ceratolithina, Ceratolithoides, Chiphragmalithus, Coccolithites, Coccolithus, Cricolithus, Cruciplacolithus, Discoaster, Eoconusphaeraceae, Haqius, Kokia, Liliasterites, Markalius, Microrhabdulaceae, Nannoconaceae, Neochiastozygus, Orthogonoides, Pontosphaera, Prinsiosphaera, Prolatipatella, Repagulum, Rhabdolithus, Schizosphaerellaceae, Tortolithus, Triquetrorhabdulus, Watkinsia, Zygolithus, Zygrhablithus
Subtaxa: Marthasterites bramlettei Marthasterites crassus Marthasterites furcatus Marthasterites inconspicuus Marthasterites simplex
Type: Discoaster furcatus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Italy (1 collection), United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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