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Eoaphanocapsa

Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae

Taxonomy
Eoaphanocapsa was named by Nyberg and Schopf (1984). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Eoaphanocapsa oparinii.

It was assigned to Chroococcaceae by Nyberg and Schopf (1984).

Species
E. oparinii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Eoaphanocapsa Nyberg and Schopf p. 759

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
RankNameAuthor
classCoccogoneaeThuret 1975
orderChroococcales
familyChroococcaceae
genusEoaphanocapsa

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.

G. †Eoaphanocapsa Nyberg and Schopf 1984
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Eoaphanocapsa oparinii Nyberg and Schopf 1984
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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) E. oparinii (227759)