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Bombacites

Angiospermae - Malvales - Bombacaceae

Taxonomy
Bombacites was named by Berry (1916). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bombaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Bombacaceae by Andrews (1970) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Bombacites Berry
1919Bombacites Knowlton
1970Bombacites Andrews
1976Bombacites Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderMalvales
familyBombacaceaeKunth
genusBombacitesBerry 1916

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. †Bombacites Berry 1916
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Bombacites formosus Berry 1916
Bombacites orientalis Lakhanpal 1955
Bombacites wilcoxianus Berry 1916
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) B. orientalis (224709)