Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Synonym: Calycithes Massalongo 1850 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Compositae according to H. D. MacGinitie 1941
See also Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Anaphalis, Anthemis, Artemisia, Asteracarpus, Blumea, Cassinia, Centaurea, Centratherum, Cichorioideae, Cirsium, Cnicus, Compositoipollenites, Crepis, Dicoma, Echitricolporites, Emilia, Fenestrites, Hieracites, Inula, Raiguenrayun, Senecio, Sonchus, Taraxacum, Tubulifloridites, Vernonia, Xanthium, Aster, Eclipta, Carduus, Hyoserites, Bidentites
Subtaxa: Calycites alatus Calycites davillaformis Calycites diospyriformis Calycites lythroides Calycites middendorfensis Calycites obovatus Calycites ostryaformis Calycites parvus Calycites pentasepalus Calycites polysepala Calycites sexpartitus
Type: Calycites pentasepalus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Wyoming collections)
• Clarkforkian of United States (4: Wyoming)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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