†Melasmatosphaera parva Hofmann 1976
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Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae
Full reference: H. J. Hofmann. 1976. Precambrian microflora, Belcher Islands, Canada: significance and systematics. Journal of Paleontology 50:1040-1073
Belongs to Melasmatosphaera according to H. J. Hofmann 1976
Sister taxa: Melasmatosphaera magna, Melasmatosphaera media
Type specimen: GSC 42774. Its type locality is GSC 42774, Sanikiluaq, Belcher Islands, which is in an Orosirian peritidal dolomite in the McLeary Formation of Canada.
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Orosirian of Canada (2: Nunavut collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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