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Proserpinaca (mermaidweed)

Taxonomy
Proserpinaca was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Proserpinaca palustris.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Species
P. palustris (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Proserpinaca Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusProserpinaca

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.

G. Proserpinaca Linnaeus 1753 [mermaidweed]
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Proserpinaca palustris Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Piacenzian or 28.10000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Germany (Saxony) Proserpinaca brevicarpa (24922)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Russian Federation (Tomsk) Proserpinaca pterocarpa (22889 23663 23782) Proserpinaca pterocarpa, Proserpinaca reticulata (23114) Proserpinaca reticulata (23669)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Sachsen) Proserpinaca brevicarpa (24183)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Brandenburg) Proserpinaca brevicarpa (26748)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Tomsk) Proserpinaca reticulata, Proserpinaca pterocarpa (23906)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Omsk) Proserpinaca reticulata (23897)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) Proserpinaca pedunculata (27378) Proserpinaca reticulata (23060)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Denmark (Jylland) Proserpinaca brevicarpa (28313)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) Proserpinaca pterocarpa (24078)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Proserpinaca reticulata (22899 23025 23054 23055 23056 23355 23618)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Saxen) Proserpinaca reticulata (22898)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) Proserpinaca reticulata (27930 28046 28133)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Proserpinaca pterocarpa (24286)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6France (Elsass) Proserpinaca reticulata (21222)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) Proserpinaca reticulata (28134)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringen) Proserpinaca europaea, Proserpinaca reticulata (22783)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Proserpinaca europaea, Proserpinaca reticulata (22778) Proserpinaca reticulata (22781)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine) Proserpinaca reticulata (28198)