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Meliapollis melioides

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Meliaceae

Taxonomy
Tetracolporites melioides was named by Ramanujam (1966). It is not extant. Its type locality is Neyveli, which is in a Miocene marginal marine lignite in the Neyveli Formation of India.

It was recombined as Meliapollis melioides by Sah and Kar (1970), Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Tetracolporites melioides Ramanujam
1970Meliapollis melioides Sah and Kar
1976Meliapollis melioides Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderSapindales
familyMeliaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMeliapollisSah and Kar 1970
speciesmelioides(Ramanujam 1966)

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.

Meliapollis melioides Ramanujam 1966
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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: Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Tetracolporites melioides (224618)