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Gerontomyces lepidotus

Agaricomycetes - Agaricales

Taxonomy
Gerontomyces lepidotus was named by Poinar (2016). Its type specimen is Myc-2 and is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic Amber (Bone Room collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Gerontomyces.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Gerontomyces lepidotus Poinar p. 1091 figs. 1-4

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

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.

†Gerontomyces lepidotus Poinar 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Gerontomyces lepidotus (type locality: 195170)