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Aspideae

Aspideae

Taxonomy
Aspideae is a family. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Polypodiaceae by Gardner and Ettingshausen (1879); and to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Aspidieae Gardner and Ettingshausen p. 35
1970Aspideae Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
familyAspideae
familyAspideae

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.

Fm. †Aspideae
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G. Hewardia Hooker
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Hewardia regia Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
G. †Meniphyllum Ettingshausen 1879
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Meniphyllum elegans Gardner and Ettingshausen 1879
Invalid names: Menyphyllum Ettingshausen 1878 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Hewardia regia (24106)