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Laurophyllum vulcanicola

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Laurophyllum vulcanicola was named by Bannister et al. (2012). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Foulden maar (I43/f8503), which is in an Aquitanian crater lake diatomite in the Foulden Hills Diatomite Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. chalianum, L. kinkelinii, laurophyllum pseudoprinceps

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Laurophyllum vulcanicola Bannister et al. pp. 28 - 29 figs. Plate VI, 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Magnoliid
RankNameAuthor
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusLaurophyllumGöppert 1853
speciesvulcanicola

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.

†Laurophyllum vulcanicola Bannister et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available