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Hightea elliptica

Angiospermae - Malvales - Malvaceae

Taxonomy
Hightea elliptica was named by Bowerbank (1840). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is The London Clay Flora - Sheppey, which is in a Ypresian marginal marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Hightea elliptica Bowerbank
1961Hightea elliptica Chandler p. 277

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderMalvales
familyMalvaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusHightea
specieselliptica

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.

Hightea elliptica Bowerbank 1840
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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

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Hightea elliptica (21249 22806 type locality: 22811)