Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Polypodiidae
Djikstra 1961 described this species based on megaspores and microspores. Sweet and Chandrasekharam 1973 emended the diagnosis to include vegetative material from the Genesee Locality in the Scollard Formation. They also included A. fragilis Jain & Hall (1969) and A. extincta Jain (1971).
Belongs to Azolla according to A.R. Sweet and A. Chandrasekharam 1973
Sister taxa: Azolla andreisii, Azolla colhuehuapensis, Azolla coloniensis, Azolla deccanensis, Azolla indica, Azolla intertrappea, Azolla keuja, Azolla nana, Azolla primaeva, Azolla prisca, Azolla stanleyi, Azolla velus, Azolla ventricosa
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (4: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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