Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Full reference: Y. Zhang. 1981. Proterozoic stromatolite microfloras of the Gaoyuzhuang Formation (Early Sinian: Riphean), Hebei, China. Journal of Paleontology 55:485-506
Belongs to Palaeolyngbya according to Y. Zhang 1981
Sister taxa: Palaeolyngbya baraudensis, Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana, Palaeolyngbya distinctica, Palaeolyngbya elongata, Palaeolyngbya minor, Palaeolyngbya oehlerii, Palaeolyngbya spiralis
Type specimen: BGP 7822, point mark 1. Its type locality is Pangjapu Iron Mine, 140-165 m above base of upper member, which is in a Calymmian peritidal dolomite in the Gaoyuzhuang Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Pangjapu Iron Mine, 140-165 m above base of upper member
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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