Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Chroococcales
Taxonomy
Chroococcales is an order. It is extant.
It was assigned to Cyanophyceae by Schopf and Blacic (1971), Oehler (1978), Licari (1978) and Horodyski and Donaldson (1980); to Coccogoneae by Hofmann (1976), Knoll and Golubic (1979), Zhang (1981), Sergeev et al. (1995) and Amard and Bertrand-Sarfati (1997); and to Cyanobacteria by Allison and Awramik (1989) and Taylor et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Cyanophyceae by Schopf and Blacic (1971), Oehler (1978), Licari (1978) and Horodyski and Donaldson (1980); to Coccogoneae by Hofmann (1976), Knoll and Golubic (1979), Zhang (1981), Sergeev et al. (1995) and Amard and Bertrand-Sarfati (1997); and to Cyanobacteria by Allison and Awramik (1989) and Taylor et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
---|---|
1971 | Chroococcales Schopf and Blacic p. 951 |
1976 | Chroococcales Hofmann p. 1057 |
1978 | Chroococcales Licari p. 780 |
1978 | Chroococcales Oehler p. 285 |
1979 | Chroococcales Knoll and Golubic p. 148 |
1980 | Chroococcales Horodyski and Donaldson p. 140 |
1981 | Chroococcales Zhang p. 497 |
1989 | Chroococcales Allison and Awramik p. 269 |
1995 | Chroococcales Sergeev et al. p. 25 |
1997 | Chroococcales Amard and Bertrand-Sarfati p. 207 |
2008 | Chroococcales Taylor et al. p. 1027 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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. Chroococcales
show all | hide all
Fm. Chroococcaceae
+
G. †Aphanocapsaopsis Maithy and Shukla 1977
+
†Aphanocapsaopsis ramapuraensis Maithy and Shukla 1977
†Aphanocapsaopsis sitholeyii Maithy and Shukla 1977
G. †Bisacculoides Oehler 1977
+
†Bisacculoides grandis Oehler 1977
†Bisacculoides tabeoviscus Oehler 1977
†Bisacculoides vacua Oehler 1977
G. †Coniunctiophycus Zhang 1981
+
†Coniunctiophycus conglobatum Zhang 1981
+
Invalid names: Eomicrocystis parvulus Yakschin 1991 [synonym]
†Coniunctiophycus gaoyuzhuangense Zhang 1981
+
Invalid names: Eomicrocystis elegans Golovenok and Belova 1984 [synonym], Eomicrocystis irregularis Golovenok and Belova 1984 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eomicrocystis Golovenok and Belova 1984 [synonym]
G. †Eosynechococcus Hofmann 1976
+
†Eosynechococcus amadeus Knoll and Golubic 1979
†Eosynechococcus brevis Knoll 1982
†Eosynechococcus grandis Hofmann 1976
†Eosynechococcus medius Hofmann 1976
Invalid names: Microphycus Yakschin 1991 [synonym]
G. †Gloeocapsamorpha Zalessky 1916
+
†Gloeocapsamorpha karauliensis Maithy and Mandal 1982
†Gloeocapsamorpha prisca Zalessky 1916
G. †Gloeodiniopsis Schopf 1968
+
†Gloeodiniopsis gregaria Knoll and Golubic 1979
†Gloeodiniopsis hebeiensis Zhang 1981
†Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa Schopf 1968
+
Invalid names: Bigeminococcus lamellosus Schopf and Blacic 1971 [synonym], Bigeminococcus mucidus Schopf and Blacic 1971 [synonym], Eotetrahedrion princeps Schopf and Blacic 1971 [synonym], Eozygion grande Schopf and Blacic 1971 [synonym], Eozygion minutum Schopf and Blacic 1971 [synonym], Gloeodiniopsis grandis Sergeev and Krylov 1986 [synonym], Gloeodiniopsis magna Nyberg and Schopf 1984 [synonym], Palaeopleurocapsa kamaelgensis Sergeev and Krylov 1986 [synonym]
†Gloeodiniopsis mikros Knoll 1982
†Gloeodiniopsis pangjapuensis Zhang 1981
Invalid names: Bigeminococcus Schopf and Blacic 1971 [synonym], Caryosphaeroides Schopf 1968 [synonym], Eotetrahedrion Schopf and Blacic 1971 [synonym], Eozygion Schopf and Blacic 1971 [synonym]
G. †Melasmatosphaera Hofmann 1976
+
†Melasmatosphaera magna Hofmann 1976
†Melasmatosphaera media Hofmann 1976
†Melasmatosphaera parva Hofmann 1976
G. †Sphaerophycus Schopf 1968
+
†Sphaerophycus densus Maithy 1975
†Sphaerophycus medium Horodyski and Donaldson 1980
+
Invalid names: Sphaerophycus wilsonii Knoll 1982 [synonym]
†Sphaerophycus parvum Schopf 1968
†Sphaerophycus reticulatum Muir 1976
†Sphaerophycus tetragonalis Muir 1976
G. †Tetraphycus Oehler 1978
+
†Tetraphycus acinulus Oehler 1978
†Tetraphycus diminutivus Oehler 1978
†Tetraphycus gregalis Oehler 1978
†Tetraphycus hebeiensis Liu 1982
†Tetraphycus major Oehler 1978
Fm. Entophysalidaceae Geitler 1925
+
G. †Eoentophysalis Hofmann 1976
+
†Eoentophysalis belcherensis Hofmann 1976
+
Invalid names: Bulbiphycus sectilis Yakschin 1991 [synonym], Corynophycus compositus Yakschin 1990 [synonym], Corynophycus procerum Yakschin 1990 [synonym], Corynophycus solidus Yakschin 1990 [synonym], Corynophycus varius Yakschin 1990 [synonym], Eoxenococcus guttiformis Yakschin 1990 [synonym], Palaeoanacystis magnicellularis Yakschin 1991 [synonym], Palaeoanacystis parvicellularis Yakschin 1991 [synonym], Phanerosphaerops tenuichlamis Yakschin 1991 [synonym], Tortiliphycus bifilamentosus Yakschin 1991 [synonym]
†Eoentophysalis cumulus Knoll and Golubic 1979
†Eoentophysalis dismallakesensis Horodyski and Donaldson 1980
Invalid names: Bulbiphycus Yakschin 1991 [synonym], Corynophycus Yakschin 1990 [synonym], Eoxenococcus Yakschin 1990 [synonym], Tortiliphycus Yakschin 1991 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
Source: p = phylum | |||||
Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleoarchean to the top of the Thanetian or 3600.00000 to 56.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3200.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3200.0 Ma
Collections (104 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
---|---|---|---|
Paleoarchean | Australia (Western Australia) | Chroococcales indet. (175541) | |
Neoarchean | South Africa | Eoentophysalis sp. (227540) | |
Orosirian | Gabon | Eosynechococcus medius, Sphaerophycus parvum, Tetraphycus major (227624) | |
Orosirian | Canada (Nunavut) | Chroococcaceae indet., Eosynechococcus grandis, Eozygion minutum, Globophycus sp., Caryosphaeroides sp., Melasmatosphaera magna, Melasmatosphaera media (227437) Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227451) Eosynechococcus grandis (227434) Eosynechococcus grandis, Zosterosphaera sp. (227435) Eosynechococcus medius (227448) Eosynechococcus moorei, Sphaerophycus parvum, Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227442) Eosynechococcus moorei, Sphaerophycus parvum, Melasmatosphaera magna, Melasmatosphaera media, Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227449) Eosynechococcus moorei, Sphaerophycus parvum, Melasmatosphaera parva, Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227444) Globophycus sp., Melasmatosphaera media, Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227450) Melasmatosphaera media (227436) Melasmatosphaera parva, Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227438) Sphaerophycus parvum, Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227441) Sphaerophycus parvum, Globophycus sp., Melasmatosphaera media, Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227439) Sphaerophycus sp. (227732) Sphaerophycus sp., Melasmatosphaera magna (227736) | |
Statherian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Aphanocapsaopsis sitholeyii, Aphanocapsaopsis ramapuraensis (227768) | |
Statherian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Bigeminococcus mucidus (227579) Bisacculoides grandis (227570) Bisacculoides tabeoviscus (227582 227585) Bisacculoides vacua (227569) Globophycus minor (227575) Myxomorpha janecekii (227564) Nanococcus vulgaris (227571 227574 227576 227586) Nanococcus vulgaris, Bisacculoides tabeoviscus (227594) Nanococcus vulgaris, Bisacculoides vacua (227573) Sphaerophycus parvum (227590) Sphaerophycus reticulatum (227565) Sphaerophycus tetragonalis (227566) | |
Statherian | Canada (Nunavut) | Sphaerophycus parvum (227620) | |
Statherian | India (Rajasthan) | Gloeocapsamorpha prisca, Gloeocapsamorpha karauliensis (227965) | |
Statherian | China (Hebei) | Gloeodiniopsis sp., Gloeotheceopsis aggregata (227643) | |
Calymmian | China (Beijing) | Sphaerophycus medium (227625) | |
Calymmian | Russian Federation | Eoentophysalis belcheri (227485) Eosynechococcus moorei (227504) Eosynechococcus moorei, Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227488) Sphaerophycus medium (227524) | |
Calymmian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227561) Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Nanococcus vulgaris, Sphaerophycus reticulatum, Myxomorpha janecekii (227559) Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Nanococcus vulgaris, Sphaerophycus reticulatum, Tetraphycus major, Myriasporella pyriformis (227560) Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Tetraphycus gregalis, Tetraphycus acinulus, Tetraphycus diminutivus (227557) Sphaerophycus parvum, Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Nanococcus vulgaris (227558) | |
Calymmian | China (Hebei) | Eosynechococcus sp., Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Coniunctiophycus gaoyuzhuangense, Coniunctiophycus conglobatum, Nanococcus vulgaris, Gloeodiniopsis pangjapuensis (227616) Gloeodiniopsis hebeiensis (227617) | |
Mesoproterozoic | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Gloeocapsamorpha sp. (225847) | |
Ectasian | Russian Federation (Chelyabinsk) | Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227741) Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa, Eosynechococcus amadeus (227739) Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa (227740 227742) | |
Ectasian | Canada (Nunavut) | Sphaerophycus sp., Sphaerophycus parvum, Sphaerophycus medium, Eoentophysalis dismallakesensis (227526) | |
Ectasian | USA (Texas) | Eoentophysalis sp. (227756) | |
Ectasian | Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) | Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa (227743 227744) | |
Ectasian | Russian Federation | Coniunctiophycus conglobatum (227520) Eoentophysalis belcherensis (227490) Gloeodiniopsis sp., Coniunctiophycus gaoyuzhuangense, Eosynechococcus brevis (227492) Sphaerophycus medium (227489) | |
Stenian | Canada (Nunavut) | Eosynechococcus medius, Eosynechococcus grandis, Sphaerophycus parvum, Melasmatosphaera sp., Gloeodiniopsis sp. 1, Sphaerophycus medium, Tetraphycus hebeiensis, Gloeodiniopsis magna, Gloeodiniopsis mikros (227548) Eosynechococcus medius, Sphaerophycus medium (227544) Gloeodiniopsis magna (227555) Gloeodiniopsis sp. (227556) Sphaerophycus parvum (227546 227547 227549 227553 227554) | |
Tonian | Greenland | Eosynechococcus medius, Sphaerophycus parvum, Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Gloeodiniopsis spp. (227745) Eosynechococcus medius, Sphaerophycus parvum, Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Sphaerophycus medium, Gloeodiniopsis mikros, Gloeodiniopsis spp. (227746) Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa (227750) Sphaerophycus parvum, Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa, Eosynechococcus amadeus (227747) Sphaerophycus parvum, Eoentophysalis belcherensis, Sphaerophycus medium, Gloeodiniopsis mikros (227749) Sphaerophycus parvum, Gloeodiniopsis mikros, Eosynechococcus amadeus (227748) | |
Tonian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Coniunctiophycus sp. (227770 227772) | |
Tonian | USA (California) | Abundacapsa impages (208337) | |
Tonian | Canada (Yukon) | Eosynechococcus sp., Sphaerophycus parvum (148717 148720) Eosynechococcus sp., Sphaerophycus parvum, Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa, Tetraphycus major (227536) Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa (148715) Sphaerophycus parvum, Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa (227531) Sphaerophycus parvum, Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa, Tetraphycus major (227529) Sphaerophycus parvum, Tetraphycus major (148718 227537) Tetraphycus major (148721) | |
Tonian | Congo-Kinshasa | Sphaerophycus densus, Palaeomicrocystis schopfii, Chlorogloeaopsis zairensis (227766) | |
Tonian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Sphaerophycus parvum, Caryosphaeroides pristina, Caryosphaeroides tetras, Globophycus rugosum, Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa, Zosterosphaera tripunctata (227452) Sphaerophycus parvum, Eozygion minutum, Caryosphaeroides pristina, Caryosphaeroides tetras, Globophycus rugosum, Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa, Zosterosphaera tripunctata, Bigeminococcus lamellosus, Bigeminococcus mucidus, Eozygion grande, Eotetrahedrion princeps, Gloeodiniopsis gregaria, Eosynechococcus amadeus, Eoentophysalis cumulus (227538) | |
Tonian | Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) | Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa, Sphaerophycus medium, Gloeodiniopsis magna, Eosynechococcus amadeus, Eoaphanocapsa oparinii (227759) | |
Tonian - Cryogenian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Gloeocapsamorpha karauliensis (140265) | |
Ediacaran | Estonia (Merikula) | Eomicrocystis malgica (221270) | |
Ediacaran | Estonia (Ida-Viru) | Eomicrocystis malgica (221354) | |
Ediacaran | Mongolia (Khövsgöl) | Archaeophycus yunnanensis (221239) | |
Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Yunnan) | Archaeophycus venustus (227763) Bigeminococcus grandis (227764) | |
Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Hubei) | Archaeophycus yunnanensis (85503) | |
Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Xinjiang) | Archaeophycus yunnanensis (85502) | |
Wordian - Lopingian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Chroococcales indet. (30175) | |
Thanetian | India (Rajasthan) | Synechocystis aquatilis (224712) |