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Leonardosia

Taxonomy
Leonardosia was named by Sommer (1954). It is not extant. Its type is Leonardosia langei.

It was assigned to Charophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
L. langei (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-09; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Leonardosia Sommer
1970Leonardosia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
RankNameAuthor
phylumCharophytaMigula 1890
genusLeonardosiaSommer 1954

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. †Leonardosia Sommer 1954
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†Leonardosia langei Sommer 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: freshwaterp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2026-03-30 14:19:20
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:19:20
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Guiry and Guiry 2021

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Capitanian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51Brazil (Parana) L. sp. 1 (29493)