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Sphaerophycus densus

Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae

Taxonomy
Sphaerophycus densus was named by Maithy (1975). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample RG 32.440, drill core S13B, Kanshi, which is in a Tonian carbonate limestone in the Congo-Kinshasa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Sphaerophycus densus Maithy p. 137 figs. Pl 1, figs 6,7

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Prokaryota
—Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
classCoccogoneaeThuret 1975
RankNameAuthor
orderChroococcales
familyChroococcaceae
genusSphaerophycus
speciesdensus

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.

†Sphaerophycus densus Maithy 1975
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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: Tonian or 1000.00000 to 720.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0Congo-Kinshasa Sphaerophycus densus (type locality: 227766)