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Palaeoanacystis vulgaris

Chlorococcaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeoanacystis vulgaris was named by Schopf (1968). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Harvard Univ. 58488; stage coordinates 27.8 x 110.2 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Palaeoanacystis vulgaris Schopf p. 672 figs. Pl 82, figs 5-7
1976Palaeoanacystis vulgaris Hofmann p. 1061 figs. Pl 5, figs 1,2
1976Palaeoanacystis vulgaris Muir p. 153
1978Palaeoanacystis vulgaris Oehler p. 292 fig. 7G,H
1981Palaeoanacystis vulgaris Zhang p. 497 figs. Pl 4, figs 3-6
1983Palaeoanacystis vulgaris Wang et al. p. 152 figs. 3.6, 6.2
1984Palaeoanacystis vulgaris Mandal and Maithy p. 6 figs. Pl 4, figs 26-28

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RankNameAuthor
familyChlorococcaceaeBlackman and Tansley 1902
genusPalaeoanacystis
RankNameAuthor
speciesvulgaris

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.

Palaeoanacystis vulgaris 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 Nemakit-Daldynian or 2050.00000 to 525.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orosirian2050.0 - 1800.0Canada (Nunavut) Palaeoanacystis vulgaris (227437 227441)
Statherian1800.0 - 1600.0India (Rajasthan) Palaeoanacystis vulgaris (227965)
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0Australia (Northern Territory) Palaeoanacystis vulgaris (227559)
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0China (Hebei) Palaeoanacystis vulgaris (227616)
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Canada (Yukon) Palaeoanacystis vulgaris (148719 148720 148721 227531 227534)
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Australia (Northern Territory) Palaeoanacystis vulgaris (type locality: 227452 227538)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Palaeoanacystis vulgaris (227763)