Name: Oscillatoriopsis obtusa Schopf 1968

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ob.tu’sa. L. fem. part. adj. obtusa, obtuse, blunt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … op-TU-sa, feminine

Holotype: Paleobot. Coll. Harvard Univ. No. 58448

Valid publication: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs formation, late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oscillatoriopsis Schopf 1968. Publication: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs formation, late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.
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Parent taxon: Oscillatoriopsis Schopf 1968

Assigned by: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs formation, late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.

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Record number: 30084