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Myrtospermum

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae

Taxonomy
Myrtospermum was named by Chandler (1961). It is not extant. Its type is Myrtospermum boveyanum.

It was assigned to Myrtinae by Chandler (1961); and to Myrtaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. boveyanum (type species), M. cooperi, M. variabile, M. warreni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Myrtospermum Chandler p. 80
1970Myrtospermum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMyrtaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMyrtospermum

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. †Myrtospermum Chandler 1961
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†Myrtospermum boveyanum Chandler 1957
†Myrtospermum cooperi Chandler 1961
†Myrtospermum variabile Chandler 1961
†Myrtospermum warreni Chandler 1961
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: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Chattian or 59.20000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0United Kingdom (England) M. warreni (23328)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0United Kingdom (Surrey) M. variabile (23320)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) M. sp. 1, M. sp. 2, M. variabile (22810)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03United Kingdom (England) M. dubium, M. sp. (27665)