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Biocatenoides sphaerula

Taxonomy
Biocatenoides sphaerula was named by Schopf (1968). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Harvard Univ. 58521; stage coordinates 26.6 x 119.6 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North of Ross River Tourist Camp, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Biocatenoides.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Biocatenoides sphaerula Schopf p. 686 figs. Pl 86, figs 3-5
1976Biocatenoides sphaerula Hofmann p. 1053 figs. Pl 1, figs 6?,7?,8,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomMoneraHaeckel 1866
genusBiocatenoides
RankNameAuthor
speciessphaerula

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.

†Biocatenoides sphaerula Schopf 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Orosirian to the top of the Tonian or 2050.00000 to 720.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orosirian2050.0 - 1800.0Canada (Nunavut) Biocatenoides sphaerula (227442)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0Australia (Northern Territory) Biocatenoides sphaerula (type locality: 227452 227538)