†Animikiea crassiuscula Horodyski 1980
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Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Alternative combination: Siphonophycus crassiusculum
Full reference: R. J. Horodyski. 1980. Middle Proterozoic shale-facies microbiota from the Lower Belt Supergroup, Little Belt Mountains, Montana. Journal of Paleontology 54(4):649-663
Belongs to Animikiea according to J. Mandal and P. K. Maithy 1984
See also Horodyski 1980
Sister taxa: Animikiea beltensis, Animikiea indica, Animikiea septata
Type specimen: USNM 264575, coordinates 9.9x/23.6y
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Calymmian of United States (2: Montana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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