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Carpolithes compositus

Taxonomy
Carpolithes compositus was named by Lesquereux (1871). It is not extant. It is the type species of Palmocarpon.

It was recombined as Palmocarpon compositum by Lesquereux (1878), Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. virginianus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Carpolithes compositus Lesquereux
1878Palmocarpon compositum Lesquereux
1919Palmocarpon compositum Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
genusCarpolithesSchlotheim 1820
RankNameAuthor
speciescompositusLesquereux 1871

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.

†Carpolithes compositus Lesquereux 1871
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