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Alismacites

Angiospermae - Alismales - Alismaceae

Taxonomy
Alismacites was named by Saporta (1862). It is not extant. Its type is Alismacites lancifolius.

It was assigned to Alismaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Andrews (1970).

Species
A. dakotensis, A. lancifolius (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Alismacites Saporta
1919Alismacites Knowlton
1970Alismacites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderAlismales
familyAlismaceae
genusAlismacitesSaporta 1862

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. †Alismacites Saporta 1862
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Alismacites dakotensis Lesquereux 1891
Alismacites lancifolius Saporta 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available