Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae

Synonyms: Bigeminococcus lamellosus Schopf and Blacic 1971, Bigeminococcus mucidus Schopf and Blacic 1971, Eotetrahedrion princeps Schopf and Blacic 1971, Eozygion grande Schopf and Blacic 1971, Eozygion minutum Schopf and Blacic 1971, Gloeodiniopsis grandis Sergeev and Krylov 1986, Gloeodiniopsis magna Nyberg and Schopf 1984, Palaeopleurocapsa kamaelgensis Sergeev and Krylov 1986

Full reference: J. W. Schopf. 1968. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 42:651-688

Belongs to Gloeodiniopsis according to V. N. Sergeev 1994

See also Allison and Awramik 1989, Hofmann 1976, Hofmann and Jackson 1991, Knoll and Golubic 1979, Nyberg and Schopf 1984, Oehler 1977, Schopf 1968 and Schopf and Blacic 1971

Sister taxa: Gloeodiniopsis gregaria, Gloeodiniopsis hebeiensis, Gloeodiniopsis mikros, Gloeodiniopsis pangjapuensis, Caryosphaeroides tetras, Caryosphaeroides pristina, Bigeminococcus grandis

Type specimens:

• Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa: Harvard Univ. 58502; stage coordinates 19.1 x 96.6. Its type locality is North of Ross River Tourist Camp, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
• Bigeminococcus lamellosus: Harvard Univ. 58622, TBS-22-1-C, coordinates 41.0/113.5. Its type locality is Ellery Creek, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
• Bigeminococcus mucidus: Harvard Univ. 58632, TBS-22-1-C, coordinates 33.7/118.2. Its type locality is Ellery Creek, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
• Eotetrahedrion princeps: Harvard Univ. 58630, TBS-22-1-B, coordinates 31.5/100.0. Its type locality is Ellery Creek, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
• Eozygion grande: Harvard Univ. 58623, TBS-22-1-A, coordinates 33.4/107.3. Its type locality is Ellery Creek, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
• Eozygion minutum: Harvard Univ. 58624, TBS-22-1-A, coordinates 26.9/106.3. Its type locality is Ellery Creek, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
• Gloeodiniopsis grandis:
• Gloeodiniopsis magna: R3mn-st-2E, stage coordinates 49.7X/19.8Y. Its type locality is Zilim River, upstream from Bakeyevo, which is in a Tonian peritidal limestone in the Min'yar Formation of the Russian Federation.
• Palaeopleurocapsa kamaelgensis:

Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

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