Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae
Full reference: F. X. Wang, X. Y. Zhang, and R. H. Guo. 1983. The Sinian microfossils from Jinning, Yunnan, south west China. Precambrian Research 23:133-175
Parent taxon: Chroococcaceae according to F. X. Wang et al. 1983
Sister taxa: Abundacapsa, Aphanocapsaopsis, Aphanocapsites, Bisacculoides, Coniunctiophycus, Eoaphanocapsa, Eosynechococcus, Globophycus, Gloeocapsamorpha, Gloeodiniopsis, Gloeotheceopsis, Melasmatosphaera, Nanococcus, Palaeomicrocystis, Praechroococcus, Sphaerophycus, Stipulella, Synechocystis, Tetraphycus, Zosterosphaera
Subtaxa: Archaeophycus venustus
Type: Archaeophycus venustus
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (3 collections)
• Ediacaran of Mongolia (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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