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Sphaerites

Sphaeriales - Sphaeriaceae

Taxonomy
Sphaerites was named by Unger (1850). It is not extant. Its type is Sphaerites punctiformis.

It was assigned to Pyrenomycetes by Berry (1914); to Sphaeriaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Sphaerites Unger
1914Sphaerites Berry p. 132
1919Sphaerites Knowlton
1970Sphaerites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
Ascomycota
orderSphaeriales
RankNameAuthor
familySphaeriaceae
genusSphaeritesUnger 1850

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. †Sphaerites Unger 1850
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Sphaerites alabamensis Berry 1919
Sphaerites lesquereuxi Meschinelli 1892
Sphaerites myricae Lesquereux 1872
Sphaerites problematicus Knowlton 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) S. claibornensis (212698)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) S. claibornensis (212696)