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Oscillatoriopsis psilata

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae

Taxonomy
Oscillatoriopsis psilata 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
1977Oscillatoriopsis psilata Maithy and Shukla p. 179 figs. Pl 2, fig 12

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

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 psilata Maithy and Shukla 1977
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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: 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) Oscillatoriopsis psilata (type locality: 227768)