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Oscillatoriales
Taxonomy
Oscillatoriales is an order. It is extant.
It was assigned to Myxophyceae by Daley (1974); to Hormogoneae by Hofmann (1976), Knoll and Golubic (1979) and Sergeev et al. (1995); and to Cyanobacteria by Taylor et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Myxophyceae by Daley (1974); to Hormogoneae by Hofmann (1976), Knoll and Golubic (1979) and Sergeev et al. (1995); and to Cyanobacteria by Taylor et al. (2008).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Oscillatoriales Daley p. 15 |
| 1976 | Oscillatoriales Hofmann p. 1054 |
| 1979 | Oscillatoriales Knoll and Golubic p. 149 |
| 1995 | Oscillatoriales Sergeev et al. p. 28 |
| 2008 | Oscillatoriales Taylor et al. p. 1027 |
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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.
Or. Oscillatoriales
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Fm. †Girvanellaceae Luchinina 1975
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G. †Girvanella Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
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†Girvanella mexicana Cooper et al. 1952
†Girvanella problematica Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
†Girvanella richmondensis Miller 1882
G. †Koivaella Chuvashov 1974
G. †Ramovsia
Fm. Oscillatoriaceae Gray 1821
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G. †Cephalophytarion Schopf 1968
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†Cephalophytarion constrictum Schopf and Blacic 1971
†Cephalophytarion delicatulum Schopf and Blacic 1971
†Cephalophytarion grande Schopf 1968
†Cephalophytarion laticellulosum Schopf and Blacic 1971
†Cephalophytarion minutum Schopf 1968
†Cephalophytarion taenia Zhang 1981
†Cephalophytarion variabile Schopf and Blacic 1971
G. †Circulinema Wang et al. 1983
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†Circulinema jinningense Wang et al. 1983
†Circulinema muirae Wang et al. 1983
G. †Cyanonema Schopf 1968
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†Cyanonema attenuatum Schopf 1968
†Cyanonema inflatum Oehler 1977
†Cyanonema ligamen Zhang 1981
†Cyanonema minor Oehler 1977
G. †Eomicrocoleus Horodyski and Donaldson 1980
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†Eomicrocoleus crassus Horodyski and Donaldson 1980
G. †Eomycetopsis Schopf 1968
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†Eomycetopsis cylindrica Maithy 1975
†Eomycetopsis pflugii Maithy and Shukla 1977
†Eomycetopsis psilata Maithy and Shukla 1977
†Eomycetopsis reticulata Maithy and Shukla 1977
†Eomycetopsis rugosa Maithy 1975
†Eomycetopsis septata Maithy 1975
G. †Filiconstrictosus Schopf and Blacic 1971
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†Filiconstrictosus cephalon Sergeev et al. 1995
†Filiconstrictosus diminutus Schopf and Blacic 1971
†Filiconstrictosus magnus Yakschin 1991
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Invalid names: Orculiphycus magnus Yakschin 1991 [synonym]
†Filiconstrictosus majusculus Schopf and Blacic 1971
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Invalid names: Orculiphycus agnastus Yakschin 1991 [synonym]
G. †Heliconema Schopf 1968
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†Heliconema australiensis Schopf 1968
†Heliconema bulbosa Allison 1989
†Heliconema funiculum Schopf and Blacic 1971
G. †Obruchevella Reitlinger 1948
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†Obruchevella magna Golovenok and Belova 1989
†Obruchevella parva Reitlinger 1959
G. †Oscillatoriopsis Schopf 1968
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†Oscillatoriopsis acuminata Xu 1984
†Oscillatoriopsis awramikii Wang et al. 1983
†Oscillatoriopsis breviconvexa Schopf and Blacic 1971
†Oscillatoriopsis cuboides Knoll et al. 1988
†Oscillatoriopsis curta Horodyski and Donaldson 1980
†Oscillatoriopsis disciformis Xu 1984
†Oscillatoriopsis glabra Xu 1984
†Oscillatoriopsis hemisphaerica Xu 1984
†Oscillatoriopsis majesticum Allison 1989
†Oscillatoriopsis majuscula Knoll et al. 1988
†Oscillatoriopsis obtusa Schopf 1968
†Oscillatoriopsis psilata Maithy and Shukla 1977
†Oscillatoriopsis robusta Horodyski and Donaldson 1980
†Oscillatoriopsis schopfii Oehler 1977
†Oscillatoriopsis tuberculata Xu 1984
G. †Palaeolyngbya Schopf 1968
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†Palaeolyngbya baraudensis Mandal and Maithy 1984
†Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana Schopf 1968
†Palaeolyngbya distinctica Mandal and Maithy 1984
†Palaeolyngbya elongata Mandal and Maithy 1984
†Palaeolyngbya maxima Zhang 1981
†Palaeolyngbya minor Schopf and Blacic 1971
†Palaeolyngbya oehlerii Wang et al. 1983
†Palaeolyngbya spiralis Wang et al. 1983
G. †Palaeoscytonema Maithy and Shukla 1977
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†Palaeoscytonema indica Mandal and Maithy 1984
†Palaeoscytonema intermingla Mandal and Maithy 1984
†Palaeoscytonema misrae Mandal and Maithy 1984
†Palaeoscytonema srivastavae Maithy and Shukla 1977
G. †Partitiofilum Schopf and Blacic 1971
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†Partitiofilum gongyloides Schopf and Blacic 1971
†Partitiofilum yakschinii Sergeev et al. 1995
G. †Tenuofilum Schopf 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Orosirian to the top of the Messinian or 2050.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1800.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1800.0 Ma
Collections (493 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Orosirian | Australia (Western Australia) | Oscillatoriopsis cuboides, Oscillatoriopsis majuscula (227622) | |
| Orosirian | Canada (Nunavut) | Eomycetopsis spp. (227732 227734) Eomycetopsis spp., Archaeonema sp. (227736) Halythrix sp. (227443) | |
| Statherian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Oscillatoriopsis psilata, Palaeoscytonema srivastavae, Eomycetopsis psilata, Eomycetopsis pflugii, Eomycetopsis reticulata (227768) | |
| Statherian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Cyanonema inflatum (227582) Cyanonema minor (227592) Oscillatoriopsis obtusa (232734) Oscillatoriopsis schopfii (227577) | |
| Statherian | India (Rajasthan) | Oscillatoriopsis obtusa, Palaeolyngbya distinctica, Palaeolyngbya elongata, Palaeolyngbya baraudensis, Palaeoscytonema indica, Palaeoscytonema intermingla, Palaeoscytonema misrae (227965) | |
| Calymmian | China (Tianjin) | Oscillatoriopsis acuminata, Oscillatoriopsis hemisphaerica, Oscillatoriopsis disciformis, Oscillatoriopsis glabra, Oscillatoriopsis tuberculata (228437) | |
| Calymmian | China (Hebei) | Halythrix sp., Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana, Cephalophytarion taenia, Cyanonema ligamen, Palaeolyngbya maxima (227617) | |
| Calymmian | China (Beijing) | Oscillatoriopsis sp., Cephalophytarion taenia (227625) | |
| Calymmian | USA (Montana) | Oscillatoriopsis longa (227973) | |
| Calymmian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Eomycetopsis sp., Palaeolyngbya sp. (227559) | |
| Calymmian | Russian Federation | Filiconstrictosus cephalon (227497) Filiconstrictosus magnus (227505 227513 227515) Oscillatoriopsis sp. (227499 227519) Oscillatoriopsis sp., Oscillatoriopsis majesticum (227517) Palaeolyngbya sp. (227522) Partitiofilum yakschinii (227498 227506 227510) | |
| Mesoproterozoic - Tonian | Canada (Nunavut) | Obruchevella valdaica, Palaeolyngbya catenata, Oscillatoriopsis amadeus, Oscillatoriopsis obtusa (221355) | |
| Ectasian | Canada (Nunavut) | Oscillatoriopsis sp., Filiconstrictosus sp., Oscillatoriopsis curta, Oscillatoriopsis robusta, Eomicrocoleus crassus (227526) | |
| Ectasian | USA (Texas) | Eomycetopsis sp. (227756) | |
| Stenian | Canada (Nunavut) | Eomicrocoleus sp. (227548 227553) | |
| Tonian | Congo-Kinshasa | Eomycetopsis rugosa (227765) Eomycetopsis septata, Eomycetopsis cylindrica (227766) | |
| Tonian | Canada (Yukon) | Cephalophytarion grande, Cephalophytarion majesticum (227537) Cephalophytarion majesticum (148717) Heliconema australiensis, Cephalophytarion majesticum, Filiconstrictus diminutus (148719) Obruchevella minuta, Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana, Oscillatoriopsis obtusa, Calyptothrix annulata, Halythrix nodosa, Heliconema bulbosa, Palaeolyngbya minor (227536) Obruchevella sp., Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana, Oscillatoriopsis obtusa, Heliconema australiensis, Cephalophytarion majesticum, Heliconema bulbosa, Filiconstrictus diminutus, Cyanonema inflatum (148720) Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana, Calyptothrix annulata, Halythrix nodosa, Cephalophytarion majesticum, Filiconstrictus diminutus (227529) Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana, Cephalophytarion majesticum, Obconicophycus amadeus (227531) | |
| Tonian | Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) | Oscillatoriaceae indet., Palaeolyngbya sp. (227759) | |
| Tonian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Calyptothrix annulata, Cephalophytarion grande, Cephalophytarion minutum, Filiconstrictosus majusculus, Filiconstrictosus diminutus, Palaeolyngbya minor, Oscillatoriopsis breviconvexa, Cephalophytarion constrictum, Cephalophytarion laticellulosum, Cephalophytarion variabile, Cephalophytarion delicatulum, Heliconema funiculum, Partitiofilum gongyloides, Obconicophycus amadeus, Cyanonema attenuatum, Heliconema australiense (227538) Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana, Oscillatoriopsis obtusa, Calyptothrix annulata, Cephalophytarion grande, Cephalophytarion minutum, Cyanonema attenuata, Contortothrix vermiformis, Heliconema australiensis, Halythrix nodosa, Archaeonema longicellularis (227452) | |
| Tonian | Australia (South Australia) | Archaeonema longicellularis (215807) | |