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Salvinia
| Description | Salvinia, a genus in the family Salviniaceae, is a floating fern named in honor of Anton Maria Salvini, a 17th-century Italian scientist. Watermoss is a common name for Salvinia. The genus was published in 1754 by Jean-François Séguier, in his description of the plants found round Verona, Plantae Veronenses Twelve species are recognized, at least three of which (S. molesta, S. herzogii, and S. minima) are believed to be hybrids, in part because their sporangia are found to be empty. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvinia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Salvinia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Salvinia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Salvinia Seg. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. J. Hickey. 1977. Stratigraphy and paleobotany of the Golden Valley Formation (Early Tertiary) of western North Dakota. The Geological Society of America Memoir 150:1-183 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Watermoss, Schwimmfarn, Simbräknar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvinia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Salvinia auriculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia biloba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia coahuilensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Salvinia cucullata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia cyclophylla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia ehrhardti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia graui ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Salvinia hainanensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Salvinia hastata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia intertrappea ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Salvinia martynii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia minima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia molesta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia natans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia nuriana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia nymphellula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia oblongifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia preauriculata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 33 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Salvinia spinulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salvinia sprucei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Marsilaea Neck. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Marsilaea |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1977 | Salvinia Hickey |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
