Aureofungus yaniguaensis Hibbett et al. 2003 (gilled mushroom)

Agaricomycetes - Agaricales

Full reference: D. S. Hibbett, M. Binder, and Z. Wang. 2003. Taxonomic names, in Another fossil agaric from Dominican amber. Mycologia 95:685-687

Belongs to Aureofungus according to D. S. Hibbett et al. 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber, Yanigua, El Valle region (Goldman collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Yanigua Formation of the Dominican Republic

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber, Yanigua, El Valle region (Goldman collection)

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