Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
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 J. W. Schopf and J. M. Blacic 1971
Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Animikiea, Archaeonema, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Halythrix, Heliconema, Ljadovia, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum
Subtaxa: Obconicophycus amadeus
Type: Obconicophycus amadeus
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (1: Yukon)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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