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Callitris curta

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Taxonomy
Cupressinites curtus 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.

It was recombined as Callitris curta by Ettinghausen (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cupressinites curtus Bowerbank p. 56 figs. Plate 10, Figs. 20, 21
1880Callitris curta Ettinghausen p. 392

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyCupressaceae
subfamilyCallitroideaeSaxton 1913
genusCallitrisVentenat 1808
speciescurta()

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.

Callitris curta Bowerbank 1840
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Diagnosis
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