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Siphonophycus inornatum

Hormogoneae

Taxonomy
Siphonophycus inornatum was named by Zhang (1981). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is BGP 7802, point mark 2 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pangjapu Iron Mine, 110-130 m from base, which is in a Calymmian peritidal dolomite in the Gaoyuzhuang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Siphonophycus inornatum Zhang p. 491 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,3,4,5
1985Siphonophycus inornatum Zhang p. 293 fig. 8G
1991Siphonophycus inornatum Hofmann and Jackson p. 368 figs. 5.4, 5.5

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
RankNameAuthor
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
genusSiphonophycus
speciesinornatum

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.

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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: base of the Calymmian to the top of the Tonian or 1600.00000 to 850.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0China (Beijing) Siphonophycus inornatum (227625)
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0China (Hebei) Siphonophycus inornatum (type locality: 227615)
Stenian1200.0 - 1000.0Canada (Nunavut) Siphonophycus inornatum (227543 227548 227549 227551 227552 227553 227554)
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Greenland Siphonophycus inornatum (227745 227746 227747 227748 227749 227750)