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Malvacipollis diversus

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Malvacipollis diversus was named by Harris (1965). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts. It is the type species of Malvacipollis.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by A. Cárdenas (authorized by C. Jaramillo) on 2012-12-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Malvacipollis diversus Harris

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
genusMalvacipollisHarris 1965
speciesdiversusHarris 1965

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.

Malvacipollis diversus Harris 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Malvacipollis diversus (138378)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Australia (Tasmania) Malvacipollis diversus (166741)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar (Sagaing) Malvacipollis diversus (227631)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Malvacipollis diversus (168824)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) Malvacipollis diversus (227632 227633 227698 227709 227783 227787 227802)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Malvacipollis diversus (172868 172870 172871 172873 172874 172876 172877 172881 172882 172883 172884)