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Asterinales

Dothideomycetes - Asterinales

Taxonomy
Asterinales was named by Barr (1976). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dothideomycetes by Wijayawardene et al. (2022).

Subtaxa
Asterinaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Asterinales Barr
2022Asterinales Wijayawardene et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
subkingdomDikaryaHibbett et al. 2007
phylumAscomycotaWhittaker 1959
subphylumPezizomycotinaEriksson and Winka 1997
RankNameAuthor
classDothideomycetesEriksson and Winka 1997
orderAsterinalesBarr 1976
orderAsterinalesBarr 1976

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.

Or. Asterinales Barr 1976
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G. †Palaeoasterina Mitra et al. 2002
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†Palaeoasterina siwalika Mitra et al. 2002
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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Asterinaceae indet. (239874)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774India (Arunachal Pradesh) Palaeoasterina siwalika (224508)