†Calyptothrix annulata Schopf 1968
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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 Calyptothrix according to J. W. Schopf 1968
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Harvard Univ. 58454; stage coordinates 20.4 x 107.6. 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 (2 collections), Canada (2: Yukon)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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