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Callitris comptonii

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Taxonomy
Cupressinites comptonii was named by Bowerbank (1840). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is The London Clay Flora - Sheppey, which is in a Ypresian marginal marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Callitris comptonii by Ettinghausen (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cupressinites comptonii Bowerbank p. 57 figs. Plate 10, Fig. 34
1880Callitris comptonii Ettinghausen p. 392

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyCupressaceae
subfamilyCallitroideaeSaxton 1913
genusCallitrisVentenat 1808
speciescomptonii()

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.

Callitris comptonii Bowerbank 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

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) Cupressinites comptonii (type locality: 22811)