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Pistia claibornensis

Angiospermae - Araceae

Taxonomy
Pistia claibornensis was named by Berry (1914). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Fiske property, which is in a Bartonian marine claystone in the McBean Formation of Georgia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Pistia claibornensis Berry p. 137 figs. Plate 26, Fig. 1-2
1919Pistia claibornensis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyAraceaede Jussieu 1789
genusPistia
speciesclaibornensis

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.

†Pistia claibornensis Berry 1914
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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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) Pistia claibornensis (type locality: 212696 212697)