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Platychara compressa

Charales - Characea

Taxonomy
Chara compressa was named by Knowlton (1888). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Platychara compressa by Grambast (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Chara compressa Knowlton
1919Chara compressa Knowlton
1962Platychara compressa Grambast

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
phylumCharophytaMigula 1890
RankNameAuthor
orderCharalesLindley 1836
familyCharaceaAgardh 1824
subfamilyCharoideaBraun 1897
genusPlatycharaGrambast 1962
speciescompressa(Knowlton 1888)

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.

Platychara compressa Knowlton 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Valencia) Platychara compressa (47035)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Utah) Platychara compressa (13294)