Collenia

Collenia
Temporal range: Siderian–Rhyacian
Section of Collenia undosa stromatolite from 2110 million year old banded iron formation, Biwabik
Collenia undosa stromatolite from Precambrian of United States
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: incertae sedis
Genus: †
Walcott 1914[1]
Type species
†Collenia undosa
Species
  • †C. frequens
  • †C. symmetrica
  • †C. undosa

Collenia is genus of fossil cyanobacteria that form a particular type of stromatolites.[2]

  1. ^ Smithsonian miscellaneous collections Walcott 1914 si.edu
  2. ^ Rich, Thomas H. V.; Fenton, Carroll Lane; Fenton, Mildred Adams; Rich, Pat Vickers (1996). The fossil book: a record of prehistoric life. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-29371-8.
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