Rothpletzella

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] It has been hypothesised to be a cyanobacterium, and shares morphological similarities with extant cyanobacteria.[4]

Rothpletzella Temporal range: 516.0–155.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Cyanobacteria
Genus:	†Rothpletzella Wood, 1948
Species
†R. gotlandica (Rothpletz) Wood, 1948 †R. longita Liu, Wu, Yang & Riding, 2016[1] †R. munthei †R. straeleni
Synonyms[1]
Coactilum Maslov, 1956 Sphaerocodium Rothpletz, 1890

References

1. 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.
4. 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.