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Liliopsida

Taxonomy
Liliopsida was named by Kenrick and Crane (1997).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Liliopsida by Benzecry and Brack-Hanes (2008).

It was assigned to Tracheophyta by McIver and Basinger (1993); to Magnolidra by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Anthophyta by Benzecry and Brack-Hanes (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Liliopsida McIver and Basinger
1997Liliophyceae Kenrick and Crane
1997Liliopsida Kenrick and Crane
2008Liliopsida Benzecry and Brack-Hanes p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumMagnoliophytaCronquist et al.
—Anthophyta
—Liliopsida()
—Liliopsida()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Liliopsida Kenrick and Crane 1997
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Unr. †Alismatidae
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Invalid names: Hydrocharitales Dumort 1829 [empty], Triuridales [empty]
G. †Limnocarpus Reid 1898
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†Limnocarpus cooperi Chandler 1961
†Limnocarpus enormis Chandler 1961
†Limnocarpus forbesi Heer 1862
†Limnocarpus headonensis Gardner 1898
†Limnocarpus magnus Chandler 1961
Invalid names: Liliophyceae Kenrick and Crane 1997 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 56.00000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Limnocarpus forbesi, Limnocarpus enormis (210090) Limnocarpus sp., Limnocarpus cooperi, Limnocarpus magnus (21244)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Chubut) L. Monocotyledonae TY130 (133059) L. Monocotyledonae TY098, L. Monocotyledonae TY130 (133047) L. Monocotyledonae TY130, L. ? Arecaceae TY179 (133054) L. TY130 (133063) L. cf. Arecaceae TY165 (133045)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Limnocarpus headonensis (27721)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Limnocarpus forbesi (24107 24108)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Limnocarpus forbesi (24109) Limnocarpus headonensis (27778)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Limnocarpus forbesi (27663 27664)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Limnocarpus eseri (106002)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Azuay) L. NB (31047 31052) L. NB, L. NC (31022 31050 31074) L. NC (31051) L. NR (31021) L. NS (31071) L. monocot NC (31012)