Parent taxon: Pteridopsida according to Krutzsch 1959
Sister taxa: Achradosporis, Apiculatasporites, Chelepteris, Choffatia, Cingulatisporites, Clavatisporites, Clavatriletes, Cyathidites, Deltoidospora, Foveasporis, Granulatisporites, Grapnelispora, Interlobulites, Ischyosporites, Kirchheimerisporites, Leiotriletes, Lepidodendrites, Matonisporites, Monolites, Osmundacidites, Pteridacidites, Scabramonoletes, Todisporites, Triletes, Triloboxylon, Waltzispora, Psilotidae, Capsispora, Crassoretitriletes, Lametatriletes, Monachosoraceae, Kyrtomisporis, Cheiropleuriaceae, Reticuloidosporites, Polypodiaceoisporites, Ophioglossidae, Lygodioisporites, Striatella, Lophosoriaceae, Magnastriatites, Hymenophyllopsidaceae, Vittariaceae, Marsileales, Lygodiidites
Subtaxa: Echinatisporis brevispinosus Echinatisporis longechinus Echinatisporis varispinosus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)
• Eocene of Colombia (9)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1), Brazil (3), Canada (1: Alberta), Colombia (5), North Atlantic (4), Peru (1), Spain (1), Sudan (6), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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