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Cupressinites

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Taxonomy
Cupressinites was named by Bowerbank (1840). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Cupressaceae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cupressinites Bowerbank p. 51 figs. Plate 10, Figs. 9 & 12-36
1970Cupressinites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
familyCupressaceae
genusCupressinites

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. †Cupressinites Bowerbank 1840
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Cupressinites crassus Bowerbank 1840
Cupressinites elongatus Bowerbank 1840
Cupressinites oviformis Chandler 1961
Cupressinites subfusiformis Bowerbank 1840
Cupressinites thujoides Bowerbank 1840
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) C. subfusiformis, C. thujoides, C. crassus, C. elongatus, C. oviformis (22811)