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Palaeotubulus lamellosus

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeotubulus lamellosus was named by Wang et al. (1983). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is K8140A02 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample K8140, Meishucun, which is in a Nemakit-Daldynian carbonate phosphorite in the Yuhucun Formation of China. It is the type species of Palaeotubulus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Palaeotubulus lamellosus Wang et al. p. 166 figs. 3.20, 6.5, 6.9, 8.1, 8.10, 8.11

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Prokaryota
—Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
RankNameAuthor
orderOscillatoriales
familyOscillatoriaceaeGray 1821
genusPalaeotubulus
specieslamellosus

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.

†Palaeotubulus lamellosus Wang et al. 1983
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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: Nemakit-Daldynian or 538.80000 to 525.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Palaeotubulus lamellosus (227763 type locality: 227764)