Palaeoanacystis Schopf 1968

Chlorococcaceae - Chlorococcaceae

Full reference: J. W. Schopf. 1968. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 42:651-688

Parent taxon: Chlorococcaceae according to P. K. Maithy and R. Babu 1993

See also Allison and Awramik 1989, Hofmann 1976, Oehler 1978, Schopf 1968 and Zhang 1981

Sister taxon: Tetraedron

Subtaxa: Palaeoanacystis magna Palaeoanacystis plumbii Palaeoanacystis psilata Palaeoanacystis punctatus Palaeoanacystis reticulatus Palaeoanacystis suketensis Palaeoanacystis verrucosus Palaeoanacystis vulgaris

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Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (1 collection)

• Tonian of Australia (2), Canada (6: Yukon), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), India (1)

• Stenian of Canada (2: Nunavut)

• Calymmian of Australia (4), China (1)

• Statherian of Australia (1), India (2)

• Orosirian of Canada (4: Nunavut)

Total: 25 collections including 32 occurrences

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