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Posidonia oceanica

Angiospermae - Alismatales - Posidoniaceae

Taxonomy
Posidonia oceanica was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Posidonia oceanica Linnaeus
1970Posidonia oceanica den Hartog p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderAlismatalesBrown 1820
familyPosidoniaceaeHutchinson 1895
genusPosidoniaKonig 1805
speciesoceanicaLinnaeus 1758

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.

Posidonia oceanica Linnaeus 1758
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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: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Posidonia oceanica (122994)