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Ganodermites libycus

Agaricomycetes - Polyporales - Ganodermataceae

Taxonomy
Ganodermites libycus was named by Fleischmann et al. (2007). Its type specimen is BSPG 1997 I 80 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jebel Zelten ATH7A, which is in a Burdigalian deltaic sandstone in the Marádah Formation of Libya. It is the type species of Ganodermites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Ganodermites libycus Fleischmann et al. p. 163 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4; pl 2, figs 1-8; pl 3, figs 1-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
subkingdomDikaryaHibbett et al. 2007
phylumBasidiomycotaWhittaker 1980
subphylumAgaricomycotina
classAgaricomycetesDoweld 2001
RankNameAuthor
orderPolyporalesGaum 1926
familyGanodermataceaeDonk 1948
genusGanodermites
specieslibycus

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.

†Ganodermites libycus Fleischmann et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Libya Ganodermites libycus (type locality: 236033)