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Maedlerisphaera

Taxonomy
Maedlerisphaera was named by Horn af Rantzien (1959). It is not extant. Its type is Maedlerisphaera ulmensis.

It was assigned to Charophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. ulmensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Maedlerisphaera Horn af Rantzien
1970Maedlerisphaera Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
RankNameAuthor
—Chloroplastida
phylumCharophytaMigula 1890
genusMaedlerisphaeraHorn af Rantzien 1959

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. †Maedlerisphaera Horn af Rantzien 1959
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†Maedlerisphaera ulmensis Straub 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Xinjiang) M. nana (97615)