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IRMNG taxon details

Montsechia C. Teixeira, 1954 †

1325550  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1325550)

accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Considered an early angiosperm by recent workers, although Krassilov, 2012 considers its putative taxonomic affinities to...  
Taxonomic remark Considered an early angiosperm by recent workers, although Krassilov, 2012 considers its putative taxonomic affinities to be with gnetophytes rather than angiosperms. Gomez et al., 2015, assign Montsechia to angiosperms in its own family, Montsechiaceae. [details]
IRMNG (2021). Montsechia C. Teixeira, 1954 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325550 on 2024-03-29
Date
action
by
2007-05-28 22:00:00Z
created
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
2018-01-12 05:39:01Z
changed
2018-04-04 07:58:11Z
changed

basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

additional source Krassilov, V. (2012). Fossil record of angiosperm origin: new evidence and interpretation. pp. 39-92 in in Horizons in Earth Science Research, vol. 8, New York, Nova Publishers. , available online at http://paleobotany.ru/pdf/Krassilov%202012%20-%20Chapter%202_Fossil%20Record.pdf [details]   

verified source for family Gomez, B.; Daviero-Gomez, V.; Coiffard, C.; Martín-Closas, C.; Dilcher, D. L. (2015). Montsechia, an ancient aquatic angiosperm. <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.</em> 112(35): 10985-10988., available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1509241112 [details]   

name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

current name source Gomez, B.; Daviero-Gomez, V.; Coiffard, C.; Martín-Closas, C.; Dilcher, D. L. (2015). Montsechia, an ancient aquatic angiosperm. <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.</em> 112(35): 10985-10988., available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1509241112 [details]   

extant flag source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

habitat flag source as per family [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info [Original assignment] Jurassic (Portlandian); Lérida, Spain. (Index Nominum Genericorum); actual age is Cretaceous (Barremian) according to Gomez et al., 2015. [details]

Taxonomic remark Considered an early angiosperm by recent workers, although Krassilov, 2012 considers its putative taxonomic affinities to be with gnetophytes rather than angiosperms. Gomez et al., 2015, assign Montsechia to angiosperms in its own family, Montsechiaceae. [details]

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