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: Cyanobacteria
Genus: †Collenia
Walcott 1914
Type species
†Collenia undosa
Species
  • †C. frequens
  • †C. symmetrica
  • †C. undosa

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

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