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Dioonites buchianus

Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Cycadaceae

Taxonomy
Pterophyllum buchianum was named by Ettingshausen (1852). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Dioonites buchianus by Bornemann (1856), Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Pterophyllum abietinum Göppert
1852Pterophyllum buchianum Ettingshausen
1856Dioonites buchianus Bornemann
1919Dioonites buchianus Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
familyCycadaceaePersoon 1807
genusDioonitesMiquel 1851
speciesbuchianus(Ettingshausen 1852)

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.

Dioonites buchianus Ettingshausen 1852
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Invalid names: Pterophyllum abietinum Göppert 1816 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2USA (Virginia) Zamites buchianus (36515)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Aptian113.2 - 113.2Ecuador (El Oro) Dioonites buchianus (32482)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Aptian113.2 - 113.2Ecuador (Loja) Dioonites buchianus (32488)