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Liliacidites ellipticus

Angiospermae - Liliaceae

Taxonomy
Liliacidites ellipticus was named by Venkatachala and Kar (1969). It is not extant. Its type locality is Matanomadh, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in the Laki Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. bainii, L. tectatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Liliacidites ellipticus Venkatachala and Kar
1976Liliacidites ellipticus Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyLiliaceae
genusLiliaciditesCouper 1953
speciesellipticusVenkatachala and Kar 1969

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.

†Liliacidites ellipticus Venkatachala and Kar 1969
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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: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Gujarat) Liliacidites ellipticus (type locality: 224627)