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Name: Oscillatoriopsis breviconvexa Schopf and Blacic 1971
Etymology: bre.vi.con.ve’xa. N.L. fem. adj. breviconvexa, With reference to short, flatrounded terminal cell exhibited by the type specimen.
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bre-wi-kon-WE-ksa, feminine
Holotype: Paleobot. Coll. Harvard Univ. 58564
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: Oscillatoriopsis 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: 34126