Name: Cephalophytarion constrictum Schopf and Blacic 1971

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.stric’tum. L. neut. part. adj. constrictum, constricted

Pronunciation, gender: kon-STRIK-tum, neuter

Holotype: Paleobot. Coll. Harvard Univ. 58560

Valid publication: Schopf JW, Blacic BM. New microorganisms from the Bitter Springs Formation (Late Precambrian) of the north-central Amadeus Basin, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 1971; 45:925-960.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Cephalophytarion Schopf 1968

Assigned by: Schopf JW, Blacic BM. New microorganisms from the Bitter Springs Formation (Late Precambrian) of the north-central Amadeus Basin, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 1971; 45:925-960.

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Record number: 33507
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