Full reference: H. J. Hofmann and G. D. Jackson. 1991. Shelf-facies microfossils from the Uluksan Group (Proterozoic Bylot Supergroup), Baffin Island, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 65:361-382
Parent taxon: Cyanobacteria according to H. J. Hofmann and G. D. Jackson 1991
Sister taxa: Abruptophycus, Acaciella, Agamus, Aldania, Alternella, Alternia, Angarophycus, Antiquophytolithus, Archaeothrix, Arenarina, Artophycus, Aulophycus, Basisphaera, Beltanelliformis, Bevocastria, Borlogella, Brachypleganon, Bursiphycas, Calevia, Calothricites, Calyptophycus, Camasia, Catinella, Chabakoviacea, Chomentovskia, Chomustachia, Cirriphycus, Cladogirvanella, Coccogoneae, Columnaria, Crustophycus, Cyanostroma, Cycularia, Cystostroma, Eoaphanothece, Eoepiphyton, Eophormidium, Eoschizothrix, Eucaspsiphora, Fibrostroma, Filiphycus, Fillostroma, Flexia, Galinia, Georgiana, Glenobotrydion, Glomeophycus, Gouldina, Grenularia, Gruneria, Hecetaphyton, Hormogoneae, Hormosporites, Izhella, Katernia, Kostinophycus, Lamellophycus, Lamellostroma, Leptophycus, Lermontovaephycus, Lopatinella, Madiganites, Maldeotaina, Manacyathus, Mansurkella, Marpolia, Microcystopsis, Morania, Mussooriella, Myxococcoides, Nerusiandella, Nuia, Oncobyrsella, Ostiana, Palaeomicrocystis, Paleocalothrix, Paleoisocystis, Papulophycus, Perennaria, Phanerosphaerops, Pilbaria, Platella, Plexostroma, Polybessurus, Protoepiphyton, Ramulostroma, Ramulus, Rhyniella, Scandophycus, Schizothropsis, Shanganella, Sphaerina, Sphaerothallus, Spirellus, Squamosphaera, Stigonematales, Subtifloria, Talakania, Tarioufetia, Telastroma, Trichostroma, Tubercularia, Tumidophyton, Tunikata, Tuxekanella, Vesicularia, Vittophyton, Wetheredellidae, Xianella, Antiquus, Myxophyceae, Desmekalamos, Cladophorites, Porostromata, Cyanophyceae, Lithocodium, Callosicoccus, Oscillatoriacea, Millaria, Sphaerocodium, Setula, Somphospongia, Rothpletzella, Sigmopollis
Subtaxa: Uluksanella baffinensis
Type: Uluksanella baffinensis
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at GSC 79 JD 96/5, Milne Inlet ( of Nunavut)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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