†Tranolithus orionatus Reinhardt 1966 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae
Alternative combination: Discolithus orionatus
Belongs to Tranolithus according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Tranolithus gabalus, Tranolithus incus, Tranolithus macleodiae, Tranolithus minimus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Romania (1 collection), United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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