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Ricciaceae

Hepaticae - Marchantiales - Ricciaceae

Taxonomy
Ricciaceae was named by Smith (1972).

It was assigned to Marchantiales by Cladera et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Ricciaceae Smith
2007Ricciaceae Cladera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
classHepaticae
RankNameAuthor
orderMarchantiales
familyRicciaceaeSmith 1972
familyRicciaceaeSmith 1972

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. †Ricciaceae Smith 1972
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G. Riccia Linnaeus 1753
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†Riccia chitaleyii Sheikh and Kapgate 1982
G. †Ricciocarpus Corda 1829
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†Ricciocarpus natans Corda 1829
G. †Ricciopsis Radchenko 1956
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†Ricciopsis obrutschevii Neuberg 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) Riccia chitaleyii (224606)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Ricciocarpus sp. (169007)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Portugal Riccia sp. (232112)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Portugal (Algarve) Riccia sp. 1, Riccia sp. 2 (40809)