Nymphaeites Sternberg 1825 (water lily)

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

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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

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