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Torreya

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae

Taxonomy
Torreya was named by Arnott (1838). It is extant.

It was assigned to Taxaceae by Liu et al. (1996).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Torreya Arnott
1996Torreya Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
RankNameAuthor
orderPinales
familyTaxaceae
genusTorreyaArnott 1838

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. Torreya Arnott 1838
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Torreya jackii Chun 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Villanyian or 174.10000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 171.6 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian175.6 - 171.6United Kingdom (England) T. gracilis (24235)
Middle Aalenian - Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6United Kingdom (England) T. gracilis (24262)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Russian Federation T. sp. 1 (30453)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Uzbekistan T. sp. 1 (30970)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom (England) T. valida (24264)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Bathonian171.6 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) T. valida (24274)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Russian Federation T. sp. 1 (30452)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Uzbekistan T. sp. 1 (30971)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0Japan (Fukushima) T. sp. 1 (30206)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) T. sp. (34894)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) T. sp. (227994)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) T. sp. (179231)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Oregon) T. clarnensis (21220)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.6 - 33.9China (Liaoning) T. jackii (223815)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) T. geometrorum (24209)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Oregon) T. masonii (35221 35235 35236 35238 35269)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Czech Republic T. bilinica (31643)
Early/Lower Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (Nevada) T. nancyana (27661 27662)
Piacenzian - Zanclean3.6 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) T. nucifera (28197)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Slovakia T. fajfarii (41029)