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Mimusops

Angiospermae - Ericales - Sapotaceae

Taxonomy
Mimusops was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sapotaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Mimusops Linnaeus
1919Mimusops Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familySapotaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMimusops

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. Mimusops Linnaeus 1753
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Mimusops siberifolia Berry 1916
Mimusops truncata Lesquereux 1869
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Invalid names: Mimusops eolignitica Berry 1916 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tertiary66.0 - 2.588Venezuela (Anzoategui) M. miocenica (31247)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago M. leei (31337)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Cuba (Matanzas) M. leonii, M. miocenica (32044)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Haiti (Ouest) M. praeparvifolia (31242)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Trinidad and Tobago M. anomala (34148) M. miocenica (34145)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Trinidad and Tobago M. preduplicata (31227)