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Archaeothrix

Taxonomy
Archaeothrix was named by Kidston and Lang (1921). It is not extant. Its type is Archaeothrix oscillatoriformis.

It was assigned to Cyanobacteria by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. oscillatoriformis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Archaeothrix Kidston and Lang
1970Archaeothrix Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
RankNameAuthor
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
genusArchaeothrixKidston and Lang 1921

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Archaeothrix Kidston and Lang 1921
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Archaeothrix oscillatoriformis Kidston and Lang 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-12-04 09:01:31
Modified: 2007-12-04 11:01:31
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom (Scotland) A. contexta, A. oscillatoriformis (10721)