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Liliacidites tritus

Angiospermae - Liliaceae

Taxonomy
Liliacidites tritus was named by Frederiksen (1973). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Plate 3, figs. 13-14, slide 10558 A-1, 34.6 x 115.3, a microspore, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. altimurus, L. bainii, L. complexus, L. dividuus, L. mirus, L. morrinensis, L. tectatus
Entered
by P. Jardine on 2026-05-13; modified by P. Jardine on 2026-05-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Liliacidites tritus Frederiksen pp. 80-81 figs. Plate 3, figs. 13-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Monocots
familyLiliaceae
genusLiliaciditesCouper 1953
speciestritus

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.

†Liliacidites tritus Frederiksen 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) Liliacidites tritus (231931 231932)