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Monosulcites (Palmidites) spinosa

Angiospermae

Taxonomy
Monosulcites (Palmidites) spinosa was named by Chitaley (1951). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mohgaon Kalan, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Monosulcites (Palmidites) spinosa Chitaley
1976Monosulcites (Palmidites) spinosa Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
genusMonosulcitesCookson and Couper 1953
subgenusPalmidites(Couper 1953)
speciesspinosaChitaley 1951

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: Paleogene or 66.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) Monosulcites spinosa (type locality: 224606)