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Vallisneriaceae

Angiospermae - Najadales - Vallisneriaceae

Taxonomy
Vallisneriaceae is a family. It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Najadales by Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Vallisneriaceae Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderNajadales
familyVallisneriaceae
familyVallisneriaceae

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.

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G. Limnobium Richard 1811
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†Limnobium obliteratum Cockerell 1908
G. Philotria Rafinesque 1818
G. Vallisneria Linnaeus 1753 [eelgrass]
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Vallisneria spiralis Linnaeus 1753
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Serravallian or 37.20000 to 11.62000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Limnobium obliteratum (24209)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Germany (Saxony) Vallisneria ovalis (25581)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Sachsen) Vallisneria ovalis (24534)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Saxen) Vallisneria sp. (22898)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Vallisneria sp. (23056)