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Colocasioideaepites sellingii

Angiospermae - Araceae

Taxonomy
Colocasioideaepites sellingii was named by Biswas (1962). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tharia, which is in an Eocene carbonate limestone in the Sylhet Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Colocasioideaepites sellingii Biswas
1976Colocasioideaepites sellingii Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyAraceaede Jussieu 1789
genusColocasioideaepitesBiswas 1962
speciessellingiiBiswas 1962

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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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: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9India (Meghalaya) Colocasioideaepites sellingii (type locality: 224681)