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Pleurocapsaceae

Coccogoneae - Pleurocapsales - Pleurocapsaceae

Taxonomy
Pleurocapsaceae was named by Geitler (1925). It is extant. Its type is Pleurocapsa.

It was assigned to Pleurocapsales by Hofmann (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Pleurocapsaceae Geitler
1976Pleurocapsaceae Hofmann p. 1072

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Prokaryota
—Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
RankNameAuthor
classCoccogoneaeThuret 1975
orderPleurocapsales
familyPleurocapsaceaeGeitler 1925
familyPleurocapsaceaeGeitler 1925

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.

Fm. Pleurocapsaceae Geitler 1925
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G. †Palaeopleurocapsa Knoll et al. 1975
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†Palaeopleurocapsa wopfnerii Knoll et al. 1975
G. †Phacelogeminus Awramik 1989
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†Phacelogeminus lineatus Awramik 1989
G. Pleurocapsa Thuret 1885
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Orosirian to the top of the Tonian or 2050.00000 to 850.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1800.0 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orosirian2050.0 - 1800.0Canada (Nunavut) Pleurocapsa sp. (227444)
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Canada (Yukon) Phacelogeminus lineatus (227531 227532 227536)
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Australia (South Australia) Palaeopleurocapsa wopfnerii (215807)