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Aureofungus yaniguaensis

Agaricomycetes - Agaricales

Taxonomy
Aureofungus yaniguaensis was named by Hibbett et al. (2003). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Dominican amber, Yanigua, El Valle region (Goldman collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Yanigua Formation of the Dominican Republic. It is the type species of Aureofungus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Aureofungus yaniguaensis Hibbett et al. p. 685 figs. 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
subkingdomDikaryaHibbett et al. 2007
phylumBasidiomycotaWhittaker 1980
subphylumAgaricomycotina
RankNameAuthor
classAgaricomycetesDoweld 2001
orderAgaricalesUnderwood 1899
genusAureofungus
speciesyaniguaensis

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.

Aureofungus yaniguaensis Hibbett et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.45000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Aureofungus yaniguaensis (type locality: 195169)