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Molaspora lobata

Polypodiopsida - Marsileaceae

Taxonomy
Molaspora lobata was named by Hall and Peake (1968).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. reticulata, M. rugosa, M. salinum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Molaspora lobata Hall and Peake
2013Molaspora lobata Hermsen et al. p. 5
2017Molaspora lobata Vallati et al. p. 51
2020Molaspora lobata Vallati et al. p. 6
2024Molaspora lobata De Benedetti et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyMarsileaceaeMirbel 1802
genusMolasporaHall 1963
specieslobataHall and Peake 1968

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.

†Molaspora lobata Hall and Peake 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Paleocene or 100.50000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Australia (Victoria) Molaspora lobata (43936 43947)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Iowa) Molaspora lobata (32524)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Molaspora lobata (32607 32613 32620 32628 32638 32644 32648 32679 32681 32682 32684 32685 32686 32689)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) Molaspora lobata (195707)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) Molaspora lobata (31817)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan Molaspora lobata (32478)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Netherlands (Limburg) Molaspora lobata (31780 31781 31785)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Molaspora lobata (32377)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Molaspora lobata (33042 33045)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Canada (Nunavut) Molaspora lobata (32600 32601 32602)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Molaspora lobata (199410 233994)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Belgium (Beringen) Molaspora lobata (31728)
Thanetian - Eocene59.2 - 33.9Netherlands (Limburg) Molaspora lobata (34728)