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Agaricomycetes

Agaricomycetes

Taxonomy
Agaricomycetes was named by Doweld (2001). It is extant.

It was assigned to Basidiomycota by Cai et al. (2017); and to Agaricomycotina by Tedersoo et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Agaricomycetes Doweld
2017Agaricomycetes Cai et al.
2018Agaricomycetes Tedersoo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
subkingdomDikaryaHibbett et al. 2007
phylumBasidiomycotaWhittaker 1980
RankNameAuthor
subphylumAgaricomycotina
classAgaricomycetesDoweld 2001
classAgaricomycetesDoweld 2001

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.

Cl. Agaricomycetes Doweld 2001
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Or. Agaricales Underwood 1899 [gilled mushroom]
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Fm. Agaricaceae Chevallier 1826
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G. †Agaricites Meschinelli 1892
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†Agaricites conwentzi Platen 1907
†Agaricites wardianus Meschinelli 1892
Invalid names: Coprinaceae [synonym]
G. †Aureofungus Hibbett et al. 2003
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†Aureofungus yaniguaensis Hibbett et al. 2003
G. †Gerontomyces Poinar 2016
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†Gerontomyces lepidotus Poinar 2016
G. †Gondwanagaricites Heads et al. 2017
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†Gondwanagaricites magnificus Heads et al. 2017
Subor. Marasmiineae Aime et al. 2015
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G. †Marasmiamimum Mao et al. 2024
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†Marasmiamimum cretaceum Mao et al. 2024
G. †Mesoagaracites Mao et al. 2024
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†Mesoagaracites burmitis Mao et al. 2024
G. †Palaeoagaracites Poinar and Buckley 2007
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†Palaeoagaracites antiquus Poinar and Buckley 2007
Fm. Tricholomataceae Heim ex Pouzar 1983
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G. †Archaeomarasmius Hibbett et al. 1997
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†Archaeomarasmius leggetti Hibbett et al. 1997
G. †Protomycena Hibbett et al. 1997
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†Protomycena electra Hibbett et al. 1997
Invalid names: Marasmiaceae Roze ex Kühner 1980 [empty]
Or. Boletales Gilbert 1931
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Subor. Sclerodermatineae Binder and Bresinsky 2002
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G. †Palaeogaster Poinar et al. 2014
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†Palaeogaster micromorpha Poinar et al. 2014
Or. Polyporales Gaum 1926
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Fm. Ganodermataceae Donk 1948
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G. †Ganodermites Fleischmann et al. 2007
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†Ganodermites libycus Fleischmann et al. 2007
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G. †Dactyloporus Herzer 1893
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†Dactyloporus archaeus Herzer 1893
G. †Polyporites Lindley and Hutton 1833
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†Polyporites bowmanni Lindley and Hutton 1833
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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Villafranchian or 119.57000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Gondwanagaricites magnificus (186591)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Agaricales indet. C, Agaricales indet. D, Marasmiaceae indet. A, Marasmiaceae indet. B (161726) Marasmiamimum cretaceum, Mesoagaracites burmitis (236034)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Palaeoagaracites antiquus (123429) Palaeogaster micromorpha (104053)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Basidiomycota indet. (123016)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Palaeocybe striata (236032)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Gerontomyces lepidotus (195170)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Kerala) Polyporites sp. (224891)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Libya Ganodermites libycus (236033)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Aureofungus yaniguaensis (195169) Coprinites dominicana (124475) Protomycena electra (124231)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Slovakia Polyporales indet. (41025)