†Zosterosphaera tripunctata Schopf 1968
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Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae
Full reference: J. W. Schopf. 1968. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 42:651-688
Belongs to Zosterosphaera according to J. W. Schopf 1968
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Harvard Univ. 58506; stage coordinates 27.3 x 102.6. 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)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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