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Cephalophytarion taenia

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae

Taxonomy
Cephalophytarion taenia was named by Zhang (1981). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is BGP 7819, point mark 21 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pangjapu Iron Mine, 140-165 m above base of upper member, which is in a Calymmian peritidal dolomite in the Gaoyuzhuang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Cephalophytarion taenia Zhang p. 493 figs. Pl 1, figs 8-10
1985Cephalophytarion taenia Zhang p. 291 fig. 8H,I,J

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Prokaryota
—Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
RankNameAuthor
orderOscillatoriales
familyOscillatoriaceaeGray 1821
genusCephalophytarion
speciestaenia

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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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: Calymmian or 1600.00000 to 1400.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0China (Beijing) Cephalophytarion taenia (227625)
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0China (Hebei) Cephalophytarion taenia (type locality: 227617)