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Phyllopsora dominicanus

Lecanoromycetes - Lecanorales

Taxonomy
Phyllopsora dominicanus was named by Rikkinen and Poinar (2008). Its type specimen is Poinar B 1–23, an exoskeleton, and it is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Dominican amber (Poinar coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Phyllopsora dominicanus Rikkinen and Poinar p. 1007 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
—Ascomycota
classLecanoromycetesEriksson and Winka 1997
RankNameAuthor
orderLecanoralesNannfeldt 1932
genusPhyllopsoraMuller Argoviensis 1894
speciesdominicanus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Phyllopsora dominicanus Rikkinen and Poinar 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Phyllopsora dominicanus (type locality: 122472)