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Williamsonia kakadbhitensis

Bennettitales

Taxonomy
Williamsonia kakadbhitensis was named by Bose and Banerji (1984). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kakadbhit, which is in a Jurassic/Cretaceous fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Bhuj Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. setosa

Synonyms
  • Carnoconites laxum was named by Srivastava (1946). It is not extant.

    It was replaced with Williamsonia kakadbhitensis by Bose and Banerji (1984).
  • Strobilites pascoei was named by Sahni (1928). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mandro, Rajmahal Hills, which is in a Jurassic fluvial horizon in the Rajmahal Formation of India.

    It was replaced with Williamsonia kakadbhitensis by Bose and Banerji (1984).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Strobilites pascoei Sahni
1946Carnoconites laxum Srivastava
1976Carnoconites laxum Lakhanpal et al.
1976Strobilites pascoei Lakhanpal et al.
1984Williamsonia kakadbhitensis Bose and Banerji
1991Carnoconites laxum Chandra and Tewari
1991Strobilites pascoei Chandra and Tewari
1991Williamsonia kakadbhitensis Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderBennettitalesBessey 1910
genusWilliamsoniaCarruthers 1870
specieskakadbhitensisBose and Banerji 1984

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.

†Williamsonia kakadbhitensis Bose and Banerji 1984
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Invalid names: Carnoconites laxum Srivastava 1946 [replaced], Strobilites pascoei Sahni 1928 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Jurassic or 161.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Gujarat) Williamsonia kakadbhitensis (229215)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Jharkhand) Carnoconites laxum (224607) Strobilites pascoei (224876)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Rajasthan) Carnoconites laxum (30133)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Williamsonia kakadbhitensis (224625 type locality: 226874)