Parent taxon: Pteridopsida according to Potonie and Kremp 1954
Sister taxa: Achradosporis, Apiculatasporites, Chelepteris, Choffatia, Cingulatisporites, Clavatisporites, Clavatriletes, Cyathidites, Deltoidospora, Echinatisporis, Foveasporis, Granulatisporites, Grapnelispora, Interlobulites, Ischyosporites, Kirchheimerisporites, Lepidodendrites, Marattisporites, Matonisporites, Monolites, Osmundacidites, Pteridacidites, Scabramonoletes, Todisporites, Triletes, Triloboxylon, Waltzispora, Polypodiaceoisporites, Reticuloidosporites, Striatella, Lygodiidites, Monachosoraceae, Magnastriatites, Capsispora, Lametatriletes, Kyrtomisporis, Lophosoriaceae, Filicales, Ophioglossidae, Psilotidae, Vittariaceae, Hymenophyllopsidaceae, Marsileales, Lygodioisporites, Cheiropleuriaceae, Crassoretitriletes
Subtaxa: Leiotriletes adnatoides Leiotriletes bankolensis Leiotriletes crassus Leiotriletes dehiscensis Leiotriletes erectus Leiotriletes gracilis Leiotriletes leiodorogensis Leiotriletes microadriennis Leiotriletes petilus Leiotriletes politus Leiotriletes regularis Leiotriletes sphaerotriangulus Leiotriletes vimalii Leiotriletes virkkii
Type: Leiotriletes sphaerotriangulus
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene of Spain (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Antarctica (1)
• Eocene of Argentina (6), Germany (1), India (5), United States (53: Louisiana, Wyoming)
• Paleogene of Chile (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (5), China (1), United States (62: Montana, Wyoming)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2), Argentina (4), China (3), Egypt (1), New Zealand (1), Nigeria (1), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Canada (2: Nunavut)
• Jurassic of Canada (1: Nunavut)
• Triassic of India (1), Norway (22), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)
• Rotliegendes of Norway (9)
• Permian of Canada (2: Nunavut), Hungary (1), India (14), Norway (6)
• Carboniferous of Argentina (1), Peru (1), United States (17: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio)
• Givetian of the United Kingdom (3)
• Devonian of Australia (8), Belgium (1), Canada (2: Alberta, Northwest Territories), Colombia (1), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Silurian of Norway (1)
Total: 253 collections including 325 occurrences
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