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Archaeophycus
Taxonomy
Archaeophycus was named by Wang et al. (1983). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Archaeophycus venustus.
It was assigned to Chroococcaceae by Wang et al. (1983).
It was assigned to Chroococcaceae by Wang et al. (1983).
Species
A. venustus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1983 | Archaeophycus Wang et al. p. 153 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Nemakit-Daldynian or 635.00000 to 525.50000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ediacaran | Mongolia (Khövsgöl) | A. yunnanensis (221239) | |
| Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Hubei) | A. yunnanensis (85503) | |
| Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Xinjiang) | A. yunnanensis (85502) | |
| Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Yunnan) | A. venustus (227763) |