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Rhamnus (Frangula)

Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae

Taxonomy
Frangula was named by Miller. It is extant.

It was reranked as Rhamnus (Frangula) by Chandler (1963).

It was assigned to Rhamnus by Chandler (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Rhamnus (Frangula) Chandler p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderRosales
familyRhamnaceaeJussieu 1789
genusRhamnus
subgenusFrangula(Miller)

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.

Subg. Rhamnus (Frangula) Miller
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Frangula hordwellensis Chandler 1961
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 Lutetian to the top of the Piacenzian or 47.80000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Frangula hordwellensis (24107)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Tomsk) Frangula sp. (23906)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bayern) Frangula solitaria (28280)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) Frangula solitaria (23049)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Frangula alnus (22771)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Frangula alnus (22781)