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Lomatites

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Taxonomy
Lomatites was named by Saporta (1862). It is not extant. Its type is Lomatites acerosus.

It was assigned to Proteaceae by Knowlton (1919), Andrews (1970).

Species
L. acerosus (type species), L. hakeaefolia (syn. Carduus florissantensis), L. spinosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. occidentalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Lomatites Saporta
1919Lomatites Knowlton
1970Lomatites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusLomatitesSaporta 1862

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.

G. †Lomatites Saporta 1862
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†Lomatites acerosus Saporta 1862
†Lomatites hakeaefolia Lesquereux 1883
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Invalid names: Carduus florissantensis Cockerell 1906 [synonym]
†Lomatites spinosa Lesquereux 1883
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: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 37.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) L. spinosa (24209)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) L. occidentalis (32098)