Full reference: J. W. Schopf and J. M. Blacic. 1971. New microorganisms from the Bitter Springs Formation (late Precambrian) of the north-central Amadeus Basin, Australia. Journal of Paleontology 45:925-960
Parent taxon: Cyanobacteria according to V. N. Sergeev et al. 1995
See also Schopf and Blacic 1971
Sister taxa: Abruptophycus, Acaciella, Agamus, Aldania, Alternella, Alternia, Angarophycus, Antiquophytolithus, Archaeothrix, Arenarina, Artophycus, Aulophycus, Basisphaera, Bevocastria, Borlogella, Brachypleganon, Bursiphycas, Calevia, Calothricites, Calyptophycus, Camasia, Catinella, Chabakoviacea, Chomentovskia, Chomustachia, Cirriphycus, Cladogirvanella, Coccogoneae, Columnaria, Crustophycus, Cyanostroma, Cycularia, Cystostroma, Eoaphanothece, Eoepiphyton, Eophormidium, Eucaspsiphora, Fibrostroma, Filiphycus, Fillostroma, Flexia, Galinia, Georgiana, Glomeophycus, Gouldina, Grenularia, Gruneria, Hecetaphyton, Hormogoneae, Hormosporites, Katernia, Kostinophycus, Lamellophycus, Lamellostroma, Leptophycus, Lermontovaephycus, Lopatinella, Madiganites, Maldeotaina, Manacyathus, Mansurkella, Marpolia, Microcystopsis, Morania, Mussooriella, Myxococcoides, Nerusiandella, Oncobyrsella, Palaeomicrocystis, Paleocalothrix, Paleoisocystis, Papulophycus, Perennaria, Pilbaria, Platella, Plexostroma, Polybessurus, Protoepiphyton, Ramulostroma, Ramulus, Rhyniella, Scandophycus, Schizothropsis, Shanganella, Sphaerina, Sphaerothallus, Stigonematales, Subtifloria, Talakania, Tarioufetia, Telastroma, Trichostroma, Tubercularia, Tumidophyton, Tunikata, Tuxekanella, Uluksanella, Vesicularia, Vittophyton, Millaria, Myxophyceae, Lithocodium, Oscillatoriacea, Callosicoccus, Cladophorites, Sphaerocodium, Rothpletzella, Somphospongia, Sigmopollis, Setula, Porostromata, Cyanophyceae, Antiquus, Desmekalamos
Subtaxa: Phanerosphaerops capitaneus Phanerosphaerops magnicellularis
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (1 collection), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)
• Stenian of Canada (1: Nunavut)
• Ectasian of the Russian Federation (1)
• Calymmian of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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