Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana Schopf 1968

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae

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

Belongs to Palaeolyngbya according to Y. Zhang 1981

See also Schopf 1968

Sister taxa: Palaeolyngbya baraudensis, Palaeolyngbya distinctica, Palaeolyngbya elongata, Palaeolyngbya maxima, Palaeolyngbya minor, Palaeolyngbya oehlerii, Palaeolyngbya spiralis

Type specimen: Harvard Univ. 58441; stage coordinates 38.8 x 119.3. Its type locality is North of Ross River Tourist Camp, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Tonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (4: Yukon)

• Calymmian of China (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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