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Sphaerocodium ✝
Description | Sphaerocodium is an extinct genus of bacteria in the phylum Cyanobacteria, often called blue-green algae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerocodium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Sphaerocodium | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Cyanobacteria : Sphaerocodium | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Sphaerocodium A.Rothpletz, 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 467 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 228 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||
Environment | hypersaline,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Cyanobacteria) | ||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Cyanobacteria) | ||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Cyanobacteria) | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerocodium |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Sphaerocodium bornemanni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2003 | Sphaerocodium Kiessling |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!