Sphenopteridae - Sphenopteridae
Belongs to Sphenopteris according to Gastaldo and Boersma 1983
Sister taxa: Sphenopteris anderssonii, Sphenopteris baileyana, Sphenopteris bindrabunensis, Sphenopteris corrugata, Sphenopteris egyptiaca, Sphenopteris elaminata, Sphenopteris elegans, Sphenopteris essinghii, Sphenopteris hislopii, Sphenopteris humphresiana, Sphenopteris hymenophylloides, Sphenopteris imbricata, Sphenopteris khairbaniensis, Sphenopteris latiloba, Sphenopteris membranosa, Sphenopteris metzgerioides, Sphenopteris otagoensis, Sphenopteris plurinervia, Sphenopteris polymorpha, Sphenopteris rajmahalensis, Sphenopteris sakrigaliensis, Sphenopteris sanjuliensis, Sphenopteris specifica, Sphenopteris tiruchirapalliense, Sphenopteris wadiai
Ecology: stationary C3 autotroph
Distribution:
• Westphalian of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (18: Alabama, Georgia)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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