Parent taxon: Gymnospermophyta according to D. Burger 1996
Sister taxa: Aethophyllum, Alatocarpus, Allicospermum, Araucariales, Arberiella, Archaeosperma, Barakaroxylon, Belemnopteris, Bennettitales, Birsinghpuria, Bulbospermum, Cardiocarpum, Carpodium, Collospermum, Coniferae, Coniferales, Cordaitopsida, Cornucarpus, Cupressoconus, Damudoxylon, Entylissa, Gondwanophyllites, Indoxylon, Kamthioxylon, Kaokoxylon, Kryshtofovichiella, Lyginopteridopsida, Maheshwariella, Megaporoxylon, Nandorioxylon, Nidispermum, Niponophyllum, Nummulospermum, Otofeistia, Pakuriospermum, Palaeocarpus, Palispermum, Pantiaspermum, Paradoxospermum, Parapalaeoxylon, Platycardia, Polyloboxylon, Polysolenoxylon, Prototaxopitys, Prototaxoxylon, Pyriformispermum, Retortistoma, Rotundaspermum, Savitrispermum, Scirroma, Sclerospiroxylon, Sertostrobus, Shivacarpus, Sonajorispermum, Stephanostoma, Stereocarpus, Sujfunophyllum, Surangephyllum, Tanaidia, Tanaidocarpidium, Taxaliospermum, Taxineae, Taxopitys, Triangulospermum, Trigonomyelon, Uesuguipollenites, Voltziostrobus, Zalesskioxylon, Accintisporites, Zonallapollenites, Perinopollenites, Indusiisporites, Shanbeipollenites, Cycadinoxylon, Darneya, Trisocladus, Eddya, Dinophyton, Squamae, Lobatoxylon, Striomonosaccites, Alisporites, Rugubivesiculites, Gnetaceaepollenites, Lagenospermopsida, Enzonalasporites, Cerebropollenites, Scotoxylon, Reticulopitys, Antarcticoxylon, Tungussocarpus, Falcisporites, Lasiostrobus, Tordoxylon, Majsassia, Parcisporites, Sofrepites, Protopolyporoxylon, Taeniopitys, Paradoxoxylon, Amdrupia, Ashmoripollis, Ktalenia, Decussosporites, Protocircoporoxylon, Pteridospermopsida, Yezonia, Svalbardoxylon, Exesipollenites, Cedripites, Minutosaccus, Menaispermae, Taxacites, Solenoxylon, Protopitys, Pteridospermaexylon, Embergerixylon, Parataxopitys, Galeacornea, Yorkoxylon, Prototaxodioxylon
Subtaxa: Pilasporites brevis Pilasporites marcidus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Triassic of Norway (10)
• Permian of Antarctica (1), India (3), Norway (2)
• Devonian of Belgium (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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