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Densoisporites playfordii

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
D. contactus, D. corrugatus, D. dettmannae, D. laevigatus, D. mesozoicus, D. microrugulatus, D. perinatus, D. triradiatus, D. velatus
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. complicatus, D. erdtmanii, D. fissus, D. holospongia, D. indicus, D. nejburgii, D. patagonicus, D. playfordi, D. vellatus

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
RankNameAuthor
orderSelaginellalesPrantl 1874
genusDensoisporitesDettmann 1963
speciesplayfordii

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Buntsandstein to the top of the Smithian or 259.51000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Italy Densoisporites playfordii (32197)
Buntsandstein259.51 - 251.902Germany Densoisporites playfordii (27004 27137 27138 27139 27140 27141 27142 27165 27261 27270 27272 27273 27274 27292 27327 27328 27344 27345 27346 27435 27436 27437 27438 27439 27578 27580 27581 27598 27643)
Buntsandstein259.51 - 251.902Poland Densoisporites playfordii (25722)
Buntsandstein - Griesbachian259.51 - 250.5Germany Densoisporites playfordii (27164 27433)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Norway Densoisporites playfordii (31354 31389 31390 31393)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Poland Densoisporites playfordii (24961 24967)
Dienerian - Smithian250.5 - 248.1Madagascar Densoisporites playfordii (31351)