Angiospermae - Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Parent taxon: Nymphaeaceae according to Y.-S. Liu et al. 1996
See also Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Anoectomeria, Aquatifolia, Brasenia, Braseniopsis, Cabomba, Castalia, Castaliites, Cratopleura, Dichastopollenites, Eoeuryale, Euryale, Holopleura, Monetianthus, Nelumbites, Nelumbium, Nuphar, Nymphaea, Nymphaeaceaepites, Nymphaeacidites, Nymphaeocaulon, Nymphaeoipollis, Nymphaeopsis, Palaeonymphaea, Paleonelumbo, Paleonuphar, Paranymphaea, Protobarclaya, Victoria
Subtaxa: Nymphaeites arethusae Nymphaeites nevadensis
Type: Nymphaea arethusae
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Miocene of United States (5: Idaho, Montana, Nevada)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Montana)
• Paleocene of China (1)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1), Brazil (1), Canada (3: British Columbia), United States (2: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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