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Gaylussacia

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Taxonomy
Gaylussacia was named by Kunth (1818). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ericaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
G. dumosa, G. resinosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
G. ovata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Gaylussacia Kunth
1919Gaylussacia Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusGaylussaciaKunth 1818

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. Gaylussacia Kunth 1818
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Gaylussacia dumosa Andrews 1846
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Zanclean or 15.98000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) G. rhenana (23049)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) G. rhenana (27922 27925)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) G. rhenana (28134)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Bolivia (Potosi) G. ovata (32143)