Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1919. Cambrian geology and paleontology. No. 5 – Middle Cambrian algae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 67:217-261
Parent taxon: Cyanobacteria according to C. Mankiewicz 1992
See also Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Abruptophycus, Acaciella, Agamus, Aldania, Alternella, Alternia, Angarophycus, Antiquophytolithus, Archaeothrix, Arenarina, Artophycus, Aulophycus, Basisphaera, Bevocastria, Borlogella, Brachypleganon, Bursiphycas, Calevia, Calothricites, Calyptophycus, Camasia, Catinella, Chabakoviacea, Chomentovskia, Chomustachia, Cirriphycus, Cladogirvanella, Coccogoneae, Columnaria, Crustophycus, Cyanostroma, Cycularia, Cystostroma, Eoaphanothece, Eoepiphyton, Eophormidium, Eucaspsiphora, Fibrostroma, Filiphycus, Fillostroma, Flexia, Galinia, Georgiana, Glomeophycus, Gouldina, Grenularia, Gruneria, Hecetaphyton, Hormogoneae, Hormosporites, Katernia, Kostinophycus, Lamellophycus, Lamellostroma, Leptophycus, Lermontovaephycus, Lopatinella, Madiganites, Maldeotaina, Manacyathus, Mansurkella, Marpolia, Microcystopsis, Mussooriella, Myxococcoides, Nerusiandella, Oncobyrsella, Palaeomicrocystis, Paleocalothrix, Paleoisocystis, Papulophycus, Perennaria, Phanerosphaerops, Pilbaria, Platella, Plexostroma, Polybessurus, Protoepiphyton, Ramulostroma, Ramulus, Rhyniella, Scandophycus, Schizothropsis, Shanganella, Sphaerina, Sphaerothallus, Stigonematales, Subtifloria, Talakania, Tarioufetia, Telastroma, Trichostroma, Tubercularia, Tumidophyton, Tunikata, Tuxekanella, Uluksanella, Vesicularia, Vittophyton, Sphaerocodium, Myxophyceae, Antiquus, Cyanophyceae, Oscillatoriacea, Lithocodium, Desmekalamos, Callosicoccus, Porostromata, Somphospongia, Cladophorites, Sigmopollis, Rothpletzella, Millaria, Setula
Subtaxa: Morania antiqua Morania confluens Morania fragmenta Morania sparsa
Type: Morania confluens
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (1: New York collection)
• Delamaran of Canada (23: British Columbia), United States (2: Idaho, Utah)
• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia), United States (6: Pennsylvania, Utah)
• Tonian of Canada (3: Northwest Territories)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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