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Myxomorpha janecekii

Coccogoneae - Chroococcales

Taxonomy
Myxomorpha janecekii was named by Muir (1976). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is CPC 15616, 103.4:18.9 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tawallah Pocket No. 1 core, 41.9 m depth, which is in a Statherian peritidal dolomite in the Amelia Dolomite Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Myxomorpha.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Myxomorpha janecekii Muir p. 155 fig. 7C
1978Myxomorpha janecekii Oehler p. 298 fig. 7I

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Prokaryota
—Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
RankNameAuthor
classCoccogoneaeThuret 1975
orderChroococcales
genusMyxomorpha
speciesjanecekii

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.

†Myxomorpha janecekii Muir 1976
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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 Statherian to the top of the Calymmian or 1800.00000 to 1400.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Statherian1800.0 - 1600.0Australia (Northern Territory) Myxomorpha janecekii (type locality: 227564)
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0Australia (Northern Territory) Myxomorpha janecekii (227559)