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Limnocarpus

Taxonomy
Limnocarpus was named by Reid (1898). It is not extant. Its type is Limnocarpus headonensis.

It was assigned to Potamogetonaceae by Chandler (1961), Chandler (1963); and to Liliopsida by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Limnocarpus Reid
1961Limnocarpus Chandler p. 93
1963Limnocarpus Chandler p. 61
1970Limnocarpus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumMagnoliophytaCronquist et al.
—Anthophyta
—Liliopsida()
genusLimnocarpusReid 1898

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. †Limnocarpus Reid 1898
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†Limnocarpus cooperi Chandler 1961
†Limnocarpus enormis Chandler 1961
†Limnocarpus forbesi Heer 1862
†Limnocarpus headonensis Gardner 1898
†Limnocarpus magnus Chandler 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Orleanian or 56.00000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) L. forbesi, L. enormis (210090) L. sp., L. cooperi, L. magnus (21244)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) L. headonensis (27721)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) L. forbesi (24107 24108)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) L. forbesi (24109) L. headonensis (27778)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) L. forbesi (27663 27664)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) L. eseri (106002)