†Prinsius Hay and Mohler 1967 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Isochrysidales - Prinsiaceae
Full reference: W. W. Hay and H. P. Mohler. 1967. Calcareous nannoplankton from Early Tertiary rocks at Point Labau, France and Paleocene-Early Eocene correlations. Journal of Paleontology 41(6):1505-1541
Parent taxon: Prinsiaceae according to J. R. Young and P. R. Bown 1997
Sister taxa: Futyania, Girgisia, Hornibrookina, Neobiscutum
Subtaxa: Prinsius dimorphosus Prinsius martinii Prinsius tenuiculus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (5 collections), Denmark (1), Tanzania (1), United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 8 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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