Alternative combinations: Phanerosphaerops capitans, Phanerosphaerops capitans
Full reference: J. W. Schopf and J. M. Blacic. 1971. New microorganisms from the Bitter Springs Formation (late Precambrian) of the north-central Amadeus Basin, Australia. Journal of Paleontology 45:925-960
Belongs to Phanerosphaerops according to H. J. Hofmann and G. D. Jackson 1991
See also Knoll and Calder 1983 and Schopf and Blacic 1971
Sister taxon: Phanerosphaerops magnicellularis
Type specimen: Harvard Univ. 58621, TBS-22-4-I, coordinates 16.3/124.0. Its type locality is Ellery Creek, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (1 collection), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)
• Stenian of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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