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Prolithospermum

Angiospermae - Boraginales - Boraginaceae

Taxonomy
Prolithospermum was named by Elias (1942). It is not extant. Its type is Prolithospermum johnstoni.

It was assigned to Boraginaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. johnstoni (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. johnstonii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Prolithospermum Elias
1970Prolithospermum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Lamiids
orderBoraginales
familyBoraginaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusProlithospermumElias 1942

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. †Prolithospermum Elias 1942
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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: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) P. johnstonii (79633)