Rothpletzella
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Genus: †Rothpletzella
Wood, 1948[1]
Type species
Sphaerocodium gotlandicum
Rothpletz, 1908
Species
  • †R. gotlandica (Rothpletz) Wood, 1948
  • †R. longita Liu, Wu, Yang & Riding, 2016[2]
  • †R. munthei (Rothpletz) Wood, 1948
  • †R. straeleni (Lecomte, 1939)
Synonyms[2]

Coactilum Maslov, 1956

Rothpletzella is a genus of calcimicrobe known from the Silurian of Gotland, the Devonian of France, as well as the Ordovician of China.[3][4][2] It has been hypothesised to be a cyanobacterium, and shares morphological similarities with extant cyanobacteria.[5] The genus is named in honor of August Rothpletz.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Wood, Alan (1948). ""Sphaerocodium," a misinterpreted Fossil from the Wenlock limestone". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 59 (1): 9–22. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(48)80027-1.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ Riding, R.; Watts, N. (1981). "Silurian algal reef crest in Gotland". Naturwissenschaften. 68 (2): 91. Bibcode:1981NW.....68...91R. doi:10.1007/BF01047229.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Päßler, Jan-Filip; Jarochowska, Emilia; Bestmann, Michel; Munnecke, Axel (2018). "Distinguishing Biologically Controlled Calcareous Biomineralization in Fossil Organisms Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)". Biogeoscience. Frontiers in Earth Science. 6 (16): 16. Bibcode:2018FrEaS...6...16P. doi:10.3389/feart.2018.00016.
  6. ↑ Riding, Robert; Fan, Jiasong (2001). "Ordovician Calcified Algae and Cyanobacteria, Northern Tarim Basin Subsurface, China". Palaeontology. 44 (4): 783–810. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00201.


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