†Retecapsa crenulata Bramlette and Martini 1964 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Cretarhabdaceae
Alternative combination: Cretarhabdus crenulata
Belongs to Retecapsa according to M. S. G. Estebenet et al. 2020
See also Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Retecapsa angustiforata, Retecapsa brightonii, Retecapsa ficula, Retecapsa incompta, Retecapsa octofenestrata, Retecapsa radiata, Retecapsa schizobrachiata, Retecapsa surirella
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections), Germany (1), Romania (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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