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Sagittaria megasperma

Angiospermae - Alismales - Alismaceae

Taxonomy
Sagittaria megasperma was named by Brown (1962) [Manchester 2014: "Sagittaria" megasperma fruits are unlike modern species of Sagittaria.]. It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. lancifolia, S. natans

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Sagittaria megasperma Brown p. 52 figs. pl. 68, figs. 14-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderAlismales
familyAlismaceae
genusSagittaria
speciesmegaspermaBrown 1962

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.

†Sagittaria megasperma Brown 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (North Dakota) Sagittaria megasperma (40426)