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
Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae according to J. W. Schopf 1968
Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Animikiea, Archaeonema, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Halythrix, Heliconema, Ljadovia, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum
Subtaxa: Calyptothrix annulata
Type: Calyptothrix annulata
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (2: Yukon)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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