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Sphaerites
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).
It was assigned to Pyrenomycetes by Berry (1914); to Sphaeriaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Plantae by Andrews (1970).
Species
S. alabamensis, S. claibornensis, S. lesquereuxi, S. myricae, S. problematicus, S. punctiformis (type species), S. raritanensis
Synonymy list
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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 claibornensis Berry 1914
†Sphaerites lesquereuxi Meschinelli 1892
†Sphaerites myricae Lesquereux 1872
†Sphaerites problematicus Knowlton 1891
†Sphaerites punctiformis Unger 1850
†Sphaerites raritanensis Berry 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available