†Lithastrinus Stradner 1962 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae
Parent taxon: Polycyclolithaceae according to P. R. Bown and J. R. Young 1997
Sister taxa: Assipetra, Eprolithus, Farhania, Hayesites, Hexalithus, Micula, Polycostella, Quadrum, Radiolithus, Rucinolithus, Tegulalithus, Uniplanarius
Subtaxa: Lithastrinus grillii Lithastrinus pentabrachius Lithastrinus quadricuspis Lithastrinus septenarius
Type: Lithastrinus grillii
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Israel (1), Tanzania (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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