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Palaeoanacystis reticulatus

Chlorophyceae - Volvocales - Chlorococcaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeoanacystis reticulatus was named by Maithy and Shukla (1977). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Talsoi River, south of Rampura, which is in a Statherian marine shale in the Suket Shale Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Palaeoanacystis reticulatus Maithy and Shukla p. 178 figs. Pl 1, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderVolvocales
familyChlorococcaceaeBlackman and Tansley 1902
genusPalaeoanacystis
speciesreticulatus

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.

†Palaeoanacystis reticulatus Maithy and Shukla 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Statherian or 1800.00000 to 1600.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Statherian1800.0 - 1600.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Palaeoanacystis reticulatus (type locality: 227768)