Reinstatement of the Fossil Name Russellites (Not a Synonym of Yuania)

The Permian genus Russellites, first described from Texas, U.S.A., is now known from several localities in China. However, Yuania, the name of a dissimilar Chinese plant, has been misapplied consistently to the Chinese Russellites, thereby obscuring an important palaeo-floristic link between North A...

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Published in:Taxon 1995-02, Vol.44 (1), p.43-51
Main Author: Mamay, Sergius H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Flora
Fossil plants
Fossils
Genera
Holotypes
Illustration
Plant morphology
Plants
Synonyms
Taxa
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Summary:The Permian genus Russellites, first described from Texas, U.S.A., is now known from several localities in China. However, Yuania, the name of a dissimilar Chinese plant, has been misapplied consistently to the Chinese Russellites, thereby obscuring an important palaeo-floristic link between North America and Asia. The taxonomic independence of the two genera is emphasized, and the appropriate nomenclatural adjustments are made.
ISSN:0040-0262
1996-8175
DOI:10.2307/1222676