†Retecapsa surirella Deflandre and Fert 1954 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Cretarhabdaceae
Alternative combination: Discolithus surirella
Belongs to Retecapsa according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Retecapsa angustiforata, Retecapsa brightonii, Retecapsa crenulata, Retecapsa ficula, Retecapsa incompta, Retecapsa octofenestrata, Retecapsa radiata, Retecapsa schizobrachiata
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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