Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Calyptranthes

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae

Taxonomy
Calyptranthes was named by Swartz (1788). It is extant.

It was assigned to Myrtaceae by Knowlton (1919), MacGinitie (1941).

Species
C. eocenica, C. myrtifolia
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. domingensis, C. marahiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Calyptranthes Swartz
1919Calyptranthes Knowlton
1941Calyptranthes MacGinitie

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMyrtaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusCalyptranthesSwartz 1788

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. Calyptranthes Swartz 1788
show all | hide all
†Calyptranthes eocenica Berry 1916
†Calyptranthes myrtifolia MacGinitie 1941
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: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 48.07000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) C. myrtifolia (23997)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Brazil (Bahia) C. marahiensis (32010)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene23.04 - 0.0117Dominican Republic C. domingensis (31230)