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Sphinxia

Angiospermae - Malvales - Sterculiaceae

Taxonomy
Sphinxia was named by Reid and Chandler (1933). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sterculiaceae by Chandler (1961), Andrews (1970).

Species
S. ovalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Sphinxia Reid and Chandler
1961Sphinxia Chandler p. 261
1970Sphinxia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderMalvales
familySterculiaceaeVentenat 1807
genusSphinxiaReid and Chandler 1933

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. †Sphinxia Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Sphinxia ovalis Reid and Chandler 1933
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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) S. ovalis (22806)