Angiospermae - Fagales - Myricaceae
Belongs to Comptonia according to J. A. Wolfe and W. Wehr 1987
See also Knowlton 1919
Sister taxa: Comptonia acutiloba, Comptonia cuspidata, Comptonia diforme, Comptonia dryandroides, Comptonia microphylla, Comptonia naumannii, Comptonia partita, Comptonia predryandroides, Comptonia quilchenensis, Comptonia tymensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is North Fork of Similkameen River, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine shale/siltstone in the Allenby Formation of Canada
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Eocene of Canada (3: British Columbia), United States (3: Washington)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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