Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Oscillatoriopsis cuboides

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae

Taxonomy
Oscillatoriopsis cuboides was named by Knoll et al. (1988). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is CPC 27316 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Adjacent to Duck Creek Station road, which is in an Orosirian slope dolomite in the Duck Creek Dolomite Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Oscillatoriopsis cuboides Knoll et al. p. 276 fig. 11c

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
RankNameAuthor
orderOscillatoriales
familyOscillatoriaceaeGray 1821
genusOscillatoriopsis
speciescuboides

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.

Oscillatoriopsis cuboides Knoll et al. 1988
show all | hide all
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: Orosirian or 2050.00000 to 1800.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orosirian2050.0 - 1800.0Australia (Western Australia) Oscillatoriopsis cuboides (type locality: 227622)