Sphenopteridae - Sphenopteridae
Alternative combination: Pachypteris specifica
Belongs to Sphenopteris according to Roy 1968
See also Chandra and Tewari 1991
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 pottsvillea, Sphenopteris rajmahalensis, Sphenopteris sakrigaliensis, Sphenopteris sanjuliensis, Sphenopteris tiruchirapalliense, Sphenopteris wadiai
Ecology: stationary C3 autotroph
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of India (3 collections)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of India (1)
• Jurassic of India (5)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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