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Thecaspora spinosa

Polypodiopsida - Salviniales

Taxonomy
Thecaspora spinosa was named by Elsik (1966). It is not extant. Its type locality is Northeastern Peru, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian fluvial siltstone in the Vivian Formation of Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Thecaspora spinosa Elsik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderSalvinialesLink 1833
genusThecaspora
speciesspinosa

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.

†Thecaspora spinosa Elsik 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Peru Thecaspora spinosa (type locality: 34048)