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Thalassia
Taxonomy
Thalassia was named by Banks.
It was assigned to Thalassioideae by den Hartog (1970); and to Hydrocharitaceae by den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
It was assigned to Thalassioideae by den Hartog (1970); and to Hydrocharitaceae by den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1970 | Thalassia den Hartog p. 222 |
2006 | Thalassia den Hartog and Kuo p. 12 |
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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. †Thalassia Banks
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Thalassia hemprichii Ehrenb 1871
†Thalassia testudinum Banks 1805
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 41.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Eocene | USA (Florida) | T. testudinum (120294) | |
Bartonian | USA (Florida) | T. syringodium, T. testudinum (49882) | |
Pliocene | USA (Florida) | T. sp. (146875) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Bahamas | T. testudinum (89418) |