Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Alternative spelling: Filiconstrictus
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: Oscillatoriaceae according to V. N. Sergeev et al. 1995
See also Allison and Awramik 1989, Horodyski and Donaldson 1980 and Schopf and Blacic 1971
Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Archaeonema, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Halythrix, Heliconema, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum
Subtaxa: Filiconstrictosus cephalon Filiconstrictosus diminutus Filiconstrictosus magnus Filiconstrictosus majusculus
Type: Filiconstrictosus majusculus
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (3: Yukon)
• Ectasian of Canada (1: Nunavut)
• Calymmian of the Russian Federation (4)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
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