†Watznaueria barnesiae Black 1959 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae
Alternative combination: Tremalithus barnesiae
Belongs to Watznaueria according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Watznaueria bayackii, Watznaueria biporta, Watznaueria britannica, Watznaueria fasciata, Watznaueria fossacincta, Watznaueria manivitiae, Watznaueria ovata, Watznaueria quadriradiata, Watznaueria rawsonii, Ellipsagelosphaera frequens
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Israel (1 collection), Romania (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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