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Sphenophyta

Taxonomy
Sphenophyta is a phylum.

It was assigned to Embryophyta by Taylor et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Sphenophyta Taylor et al. p. 1027

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumSphenophyta
phylumSphenophyta

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.

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Fm. †Apocalamitaceae Andrews 1970
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G. †Angarotheca Chachlov 1948
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Angarotheca originalis Chachlov 1948
G. †Neocalamostachys Kon'no 1962
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Neocalamostachys sharovii Dobruskina 1995
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G. †Archaeocalamites Stur 1875
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Archaeocalamites radiatus Brongniart 1875
G. †Bengalia Maheshwari et al. 1988
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Bengalia raniganjensis Maheshwari et al. 1988
G. †Brukmannia Sternberg 1825
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Brukmannia tenuifolia Sternberg 1825
G. †Calamospora Schopf et al.
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Calamospora aplata Bharadwaj and Salujha 1964
Calamospora exila Bharadwaj and Salujha 1964
Calamospora mesozoica Couper 1958
Calamospora multiplicata Menendez and Azcuy 1969
Calamospora rotata Salujha 1965
G. †Carpannularia Elias 1931
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G. †Ceratophyllites Unger 1845
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Ceratophyllites faujasii Brongniart 1822
G. †Endocalamites Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Eupalaeostachya Ishchenko 1965
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Eupalaeostachya devonica Ishchenko 1965
G. †Kallostachys Brush and Barghoorn 1955
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Kallostachys scottii Brush and Barghoorn 1955
Fm. †Lilpopiaceae Conert and Schaarschmidt 1970
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G. †Lilpopia Conert and Schaarschmidt 1970
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Lilpopia raciborskii Lilpop 1937
Invalid names: Tristachya Lilpop 1937 [replaced]
G. †Lobatannularia Kawasaki 1927
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Invalid names: Kashmiropteris meyenii Kapoor 1977 [synonym], Kawizophyllum dunpathriensis Kapoor 1977 [synonym]
Lobatannularia inequifolia Tokunaga 1927
Invalid names: Annularites Halle 1927 [synonym], Kashmiropteris Kapoor 1977 [synonym], Kawizophyllum Kapoor 1977 [synonym]
G. †Paracalamites Zalessky 1927
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Paracalamites striatus Schmalhausen 1927
G. †Prynadaia Sixtel 1956
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Prynadaia madygenica Sixtel 1956
G. †Sphenostrobus Levittan and Barghoorn 1948
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Sphenostrobus thompsonii Levittan and Barghoorn 1948
G. †Sphondylophyton Schultes and Dorf 1938
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Sphondylophyton hyenioides Schultes and Dorf 1938
Invalid names: Equisetinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Silurian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 443.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (629 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Norway (Svalbard) Calamospora nigrata (20839)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Calamospora atava (26903)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) Sphondylophyton hyenioides (26176)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Calamospora pannucea (22758 22797 22805)
Eifelian - Early/Lower Givetian393.3 - 383.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Calamospora pannucea (22738 22747 22760 22762 22799 22828 22830 22831 22832)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Calamospora pannucea (22774)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Calamospora pannucea (22748 22749 22772 22773 22795 22802 22829)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Nunavut) Calamospora atava (22873)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Calamospora atava (22794)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Calamospora pannucea (22763 22766 22770)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Greenland Lobatannularia carcinoides (23955 23957 23958 23959 23961 23963 23965 23966)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Russian Federation Lobatannularia sp. 1 (30463) Paracalamites sp. 1 (30560)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Serbia and Montenegro (Montenegro) Calamospora sp. (24568)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Tajikistan Sphenopsida sp. 1 (30904)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Russian Federation Lobatannularia sp. 1 (30539)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Calamospora mesozoica (31317) Calamospora tener (31320)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Calamospora mesozoica (150335)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Bahamas (Off-shore) Calamospora mesozoica (142271 142272 142273 142274 142275)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5Bahamas (cat Island) Calamospora mesozoica (140569)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Calamospora sp. (75458)