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Proterotainia

Taxonomy

Species
P. montana (type species), P. neihartensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Proterotainia Walter et al. p. 874

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
RankNameAuthor
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
genusProterotainia

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. †Proterotainia Walter et al. 1976
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Proterotainia montana Walter et al. 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Calymmian or 1600.00000 to 1400.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0USA (Montana) Helminthoidichnites neihartensis (227999) P. montana, P. neihartensis (192007)