†Neococcolithes protenus Black 1967 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Zygodiscales - Zygodiscaceae
Belongs to Neococcolithes according to M. S. G. Estebenet et al. 2021
See also Hay and Mohler 1967 and Pérez Panera 2013
Sister taxon: Neococcolithes dubius
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)
• Paleocene of Argentina (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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