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Tetrameristaceae

Angiospermae - Ericales - Tetrameristaceae

Taxonomy
Tetrameristaceae was named by Hutchinson (1959).

It was assigned to Theales by Mabberley (2000); and to Ericales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa
Pelliciera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Tetrameristaceae Hutchinson
2000Tetrameristaceae Mabberley
2016Tetrameristaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyTetrameristaceaeHutchinson 1959
familyTetrameristaceaeHutchinson 1959

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.

Fm. †Tetrameristaceae Hutchinson 1959
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G. Pelliciera Planchon and Triana 1862
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Puerto Rico Pelliciera sp. (32283 32284 32285 32286 32287 32292 32297)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Panama Pelliciera sp. (32333 32334 32336 32337 32338)