Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Alternative combination: Filiconstrictus diminutus
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
Belongs to Filiconstrictus according to C. W. Allison and S. M. Awramik 1989
See also Schopf and Blacic 1971
Sister taxa: Filiconstrictosus cephalon, Filiconstrictosus magnus, Filiconstrictosus majusculus
Type specimen: Harvard Univ. 58575, TBS-22-4-E, coordinates 51.4/108.5. Its type locality is Ellery Creek, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (3: Yukon)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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