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Solanites

Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae

Taxonomy
Solanites was named by Saporta (1862). It is not extant. Its type is Solanites brongniartii.

It was assigned to Solanaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Andrews (1970).

Species
S. brongniartii (type species), S. saportana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Solanites Saporta
1919Solanites Knowlton
1970Solanites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderSolanalesJussieu 1820
familySolanaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusSolanitesSaporta 1862

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.

G. †Solanites Saporta 1862
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†Solanites brongniartii Saporta 1862
†Solanites saportana Berry 1916
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) S. elegans (22811)