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Cissus willardi

Angiospermae - Vitales - Vitaceae

Taxonomy
Cissus willardi was named by Berry (1929) [Seeds sub-globular, inflated; broadly and asymmetrically rounded distad, abruptly stipitate pointed proximad, slightly flattened toward the base on the furrowed side; with a narrow raphe, and short prominent slightly curved furrows. Form ovate in all profiles. Length 4.5 to 5.5 millimeters; maximum width 3 to 3.5 millimeters; maximum thickness 2.75 to 3.25 millimeters. Surface crustaceous, smooth. Hilum not prominent.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Belen, Punta PariƱas, which is in a Miocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Cissus willardi Berry p. 162 figs. Plate III. Figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
RankNameAuthor
orderVitalesJussieu 1820
familyVitaceae
genusCissus
specieswillardi

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.

Cissus willardi Berry 1929
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Diagnosis
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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 Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Cissus willardi (64545)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03Peru Cissus willardi (type locality: 139872)