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Phacelogeminus lineatus

Coccogoneae - Pleurocapsales - Pleurocapsaceae

Taxonomy
Phacelogeminus lineatus was named by Awramik (1989). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is SMA 412 at 14.9x14.6 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SMA 412, upper Tindir Creek, which is in a Tonian deep subtidal ramp lime mudstone in the Craggy Dolomite Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Phacelogeminus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Phacelogeminus lineatus Awramik p. 273 fig. 7.4

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
classCoccogoneaeThuret 1975
RankNameAuthor
orderPleurocapsales
familyPleurocapsaceaeGeitler 1925
genusPhacelogeminus
specieslineatus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Phacelogeminus lineatus Awramik 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-12-04 09:01:31
Modified: 2007-12-04 11:01:31
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004

Age range: Tonian or 1000.00000 to 850.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Canada (Yukon) Phacelogeminus lineatus (227531 type locality: 227532 227536)