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Moriconia

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae

Taxonomy
Moriconia was named by Debey and Ettingshausen (1859). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cupressaceae by Berry (1914); to Cupressineae by Knowlton (1919); and to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Moriconia Debey and Ettingshausen
1914Moriconia Berry p. 26
1919Moriconia Knowlton
1970Moriconia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
RankNameAuthor
orderPinales
familyTaxaceae
subfamilyCupressineae
genusMoriconiaDebey and Ettingshausen 1859

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. †Moriconia Debey and Ettingshausen 1859
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Moriconia americana Berry 1910
Moriconia cyclotoxon Debey and Ettingshausen 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Greenland M. cyclotoxon (23419 23505 23509 23512 23513)
Late/Upper Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) M. cyclotoxon (29010)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Greenland M. cyclotoxon (23417)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) M. cyclotoxon (28410)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) M. americana (210091)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) M. cyclotoxon (31959) M. sp. (27360 27370)