Chlorococcaceae - Chlorococcaceae
Full reference: J. W. Schopf. 1968. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 42:651-688
Belongs to Palaeoanacystis according to J. Mandal and P. K. Maithy 1984
See also Hofmann 1976, Muir 1976, Oehler 1978, Schopf 1968, Wang et al. 1983 and Zhang 1981
Sister taxa: Palaeoanacystis magna, Palaeoanacystis plumbii, Palaeoanacystis psilata, Palaeoanacystis punctatus, Palaeoanacystis reticulatus, Palaeoanacystis suketensis, Palaeoanacystis verrucosus
Type specimen: Harvard Univ. 58488; stage coordinates 27.8 x 110.2. Its type locality is North of Ross River Tourist Camp, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (1 collection)
• Tonian of Australia (2), Canada (5: Yukon)
• Calymmian of Australia (1), China (1)
• Statherian of India (1)
• Orosirian of Canada (2: Nunavut)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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