Chuariophyceae - Chuariales - Chuariaceae
Full reference: H. J. Hofmann. 1979. Taxonomic names, in Precambrian biota from the Little Dal Group, Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 16:150-166
Belongs to Tawuia according to N. J. Butterfield et al. 1994
See also Hofmann 1979
Sister taxa: Tawuia robusta, Tawuia sinensis, Glossophyton ovalis
Type specimen: GSC 57893. Its type locality is GSC C73715, headwaters of Gayna River (76AC-2), which is in a Tonian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Stone Knife Formation of Canada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Ediacaran of China (2 collections)
• Tonian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories)
• Neoproterozoic of China (3)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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