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Oscillatoriopsis disciformis

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae

Taxonomy
Oscillatoriopsis disciformis was named by Xu (1984). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near Jixian, which is in a Calymmian peritidal dolomite in the Gaoyuzhuang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Oscillatoriopsis disciformis Xu p. 218 figs. Pl 3, fig 7

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

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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0China (Tianjin) Oscillatoriopsis disciformis (type locality: 228437)