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Rothpletzella

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Rothpletzella
Temporal range: 516.0–155.7 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Genus: Rothpletzella
Wood, 1948
Species
Synonyms[1]
  • Coactilum Maslov, 1956
  • Sphaerocodium Rothpletz, 1890

Rothpletzella is a genus of calcimicrobe known from the Silurian of Gotland, the Devonian of France, as well as the Ordovician of China.[2][3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Liu, Lijing; Wu, Yasheng; Yang, Haijun; Riding, Robert (2016). "Ordovician calcified cyanobacteria and associated microfossils from the Tarim Basin, Northwest China: systematics and significance" (PDF). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 14 (3): 183–210. doi:10.1080/14772019.2015.1030128.
  2. ^ Riding, R.; Watts, N. (1981). "Silurian algal reef crest in Gotland". Naturwissenschaften. 68 (2): 91. Bibcode:1981NW.....68...91R. doi:10.1007/BF01047229.
  3. ^ Nose, M.; Schmid, D.; Leinfelder, R. (2006). "Significance of microbialites, calcimicrobes, and calcareous algae in reefal framework formation from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden". Sedimentary Geology. 192 (3–4): 243. Bibcode:2006SedG..192..243N. doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.04.009.