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Archaeoellipsoides conjunctivus

Hormogoneae - Nostocales - Nostocaceae

Taxonomy
Archaeoellipsoides conjunctivus was named by Zhang (1985). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is BCWB-04, coordinates 109.0x/12.5y and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chuihua Hill, southwest of Dingling (Ming Tombs), which is in a Calymmian carbonate dolomite in the Wumishan Formation of China.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Archaeoellipsoides conjunctivus Zhang p. 297 fig. 8B
1991Curviphycus disarticulans Yakschin
1995Archaeoellipsoides conjunctivus Sergeev et al. p. 31 figs. 11.1-11.3, 11.16

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
RankNameAuthor
orderNostocalesBorzì 1914
familyNostocaceae
genusArchaeoellipsoides
speciesconjunctivus

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.

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Invalid names: Curviphycus disarticulans Yakschin 1991 [synonym]
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: base of the Calymmian to the top of the Ectasian or 1600.00000 to 1200.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0Russian Federation Archaeoellipsoides conjunctivus (227517 227523)
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0China (Beijing) Archaeoellipsoides conjunctivus (type locality: 227625)
Ectasian1400.0 - 1200.0Russian Federation Archaeoellipsoides conjunctivus (227494)