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Myrtiphyllum

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae

Taxonomy
Myrtiphyllum was named by Dusen (1899). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Myrtiphyllum bagualensis.

It was assigned to Myrtaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. bagualensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Myrtiphyllum Dusen
1970Myrtiphyllum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMyrtaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMyrtiphyllumDusen 1899

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. †Myrtiphyllum Dusen 1899
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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: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 28.40000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Rio Negro) M. bagualense (137127)