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Sapotacites

Angiospermae - Ericales - Sapotaceae

Taxonomy
Sapotacites was named by Ettingshausen (1853). It is not extant. Its type is Sapotacites sideroxyloides.

It was assigned to Sapotaceae by Knowlton (1919), Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Sapotacites Ettingshausen
1919Sapotacites Knowlton
1970Sapotacites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familySapotaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusSapotacitesEttingshausen 1853

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. †Sapotacites Ettingshausen 1853
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†Sapotacites coriaceus Lesquereux 1873
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Invalid names: Sapotacites copeanus Ettingshausen 1883 [synonym]
†Sapotacites formosus Berry 1919
†Sapotacites haydenii Heer 1858
†Sapotacites knowltoni Berry 1906
†Sapotacites sideroxyloides Ettingshausen 1853
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: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Ypresian or 89.80000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) S. sp. (35189)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) S. mimusops, S. chrysophylloides (22811)