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Preissites

Hepaticae - Marchantiales - Marchantiaceae

Taxonomy
Preissites was named by Knowlton (1894). It is not extant. Its type is Preissites wardi.

It was assigned to Marchantiaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Marchantiophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. wardi (type species), P. wardii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Preissites Knowlton p. 458
1919Preissites Knowlton
1970Preissites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
classHepaticae
RankNameAuthor
orderMarchantiales
familyMarchantiaceae
genusPreissitesKnowlton 1894

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. †Preissites Knowlton 1894
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Preissites wardi Knowlton 1894
Preissites wardii Knowlton 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Montana) P. wardi (53685)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) P. wardii (40098)