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Caulinites spinosa

Angiospermae - Alismatales - Posidoniaceae

Taxonomy
Caulinites spinosa was named by Lesquereux (1872). It is not extant. It is the type species of Caudex.

It was recombined as Caudex spinosus by Lesquereux (1883) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Caulinites spinosa Lesquereux
1883Caudex spinosus Lesquereux
1919Caudex spinosus Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderAlismatalesBrown 1820
familyPosidoniaceaeHutchinson 1895
genusCaulinitesKonig 1805
speciesspinosaLesquereux 1872

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.

†Caulinites spinosa Lesquereux 1872
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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