Full reference: J. H. Oehler. 1977. Microflora of the H.Y.C. Pyritic Shale Member of the Barney Creek Formation (McArthur Group), middle Proterozoic of northern Australia. Alcheringa 1:315-349
Parent taxon: Acritarcha according to R. P. Anderson et al. 2019
See also Oehler 1978
Sister taxa: Acanthodiacrodium, Acanthorytidodiacrodium, Acanthozonodiacrodium, Angularia, Appendisphaera, Applanopsis, Archaeodiscina, Archaeofavosina, Archaeohystrichosphaeridium, Archaeoperisaccus, Archaeopertusina, Artemisiocysta, Ascostomocystis, Asperatopsophosphaera, Asseserium, Asteridium, Athabascaella, Bacatisphaera, Bacillidinium, Bacisphaeridium, Baltisphaeridium, Bavlinella, Boxonia, Brochopsophosphaera, Buedingiisphaeridium, Caelatimurus, Caldariola, Cavaspina, Ceratocystidiopsis, Ceratosphaeridium, Cerebrosphaera, Chomotriletes, Circulisporites, Cirrifera, Clavaticystis, Codonia, Codoniella, Comasphaeridium, Concentricystes, Coronopsis, Cristallinium, Culcitulisphaera, Cyclodictyon, Cyclopsiella, Cymatiosphaera, Cymatiosphaeroides, Dasydiacrodium, Dasyrytidodiacrodium, Deunffia, Dicrospinasphaera, Dictyosphaeridium, Dictyotidium, Dimastigobolus, Diplofusa, Disphaeria, Domasia, Domasiella, Eotylotopalla, Epicephalopyxis, Ericiasphaera, Estiastra, Eupoikilofusa, Filisphaeridium, Fromea, Gemmuloides, Germinosphaera, Goniosphaeridium, Gorgonisphaeridium, Granodiscus, Granomarginata, Gyalosphaeridium, Halodinium, Halophoridia, Heliosphaeridium, Hocosphaeridium, Kildinella, Konderia, Korilophyton, Korojonia, Lacunalites, Lakhandinia, Leioarachnitum, Leiofusa, Leiomarginata, Leiominuscula, Leiopsophosphaera, Leiosphaera, Leiosphaeridium, Limbicysta, Lophodiacrodium, Lophominuscula, Lophorytidodiacrodium, Lophosphaeridium, Lophozonodiacrodium, Lunulidia, Lusatia, Margominuscula, Mecsekia, Megasacculina, Membranolimbus, Membranosphaera, Micrhystridium, Microconcentrica, Microforaminiferal, Microrugosina, Multifronsphaeridium, Navifusa, Nucellosphaeridium, Nummus, Ocalasphaera, Odontothrix, Ooidium, Operculites, Ophiobolus, Orygmatosphaeridium, Palaeobion, Palaeocryptidium, Palaeostomocystis, Paucilobimorpha, Peteinosphaeridium, Piperodinium, Platycystidia, Poikilofusa, Polyancistrodorus, Polyedrosphaeridium, Polytrichoides, Priscotheca, Protoarchaeosacculina, Protocridosphaeridium, Protoleiosphaeridium, Protosphaeridium, Prototrematosphaeridium, Pterocystidiopsis, Pterospermopsimorpha, Pterospermopsis, Pterosphaeridia, Quadrina, Quisquilites, Recticystis, Retisphaeridium, Rhombodella, Rhopaliophora, Schismatosphaeridium, Schizocystia, Schizofusa, Sibiriafilum, Simia, Simsangia, Singraulipollenites, Sinosphaera, Skiagia, Solisphaeridium, Spicadinium, Spumosina, Staplinium, Stictosphaeridium, Stylodiniopsis, Symplassosphaeridium, Synsphaeridium, Tanarium, Tenuirica, Tetrabrachiophora, Tortunema, Trachydiacrodium, Trachyhystrichosphaera, Trachysphaeridium, Trematosphaeridium, Trigonopyxidia, Trigonopyxis, Variomargosphaeridium, Vavososphaeridium, Veryhachium, Vidalopalla, Wilsonastrum, Zonooidium, Zonosphaeridium
Subtaxa: Clonophycus biattina Clonophycus elegans Clonophycus ostiolum Clonophycus refringens Clonophycus vacus Clonophycus vulgaris
Type: Clonophycus elegans
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Ediacaran of China (1 collection)
• Tonian of Greenland (2)
• Calymmian of Australia (1), China (1)
• Statherian of Australia (2), China (1)
Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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