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Dicksonites

Ginkgoopsida - Callistophytales

Taxonomy
Dicksonites was named by Sterzel (1883). It is not extant. Its type is Dicksonites pluckeneti.

It was assigned to Callistophytaceae by Meyen (1984).

Species
D. pluckeneti (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. potieri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Dicksonites Sterzel
1984Dicksonites Meyen p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
RankNameAuthor
orderCallistophytales
—Callistophytaceae
genusDicksonitesSterzel 1883

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.

G. †Dicksonites Sterzel 1883
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†Dicksonites pluckeneti Schlotheim 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Asselian or 309.80000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Spain D. sp. (11185 11186)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Spain (Olloniego) D. potieri (28326)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Spain (Pumardongo) D. potieri (28380)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Indiana) D. pluckeneti (12668)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Spain (Malpica) D. potieri (28379)
Carboniferous - Permian358.86 - 251.902USA (Illinois) D. sp. (11213)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Portugal (Douro) D. sp. (28419)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA D. pluckeneti (13272)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Spain (Palencia) D. pluckeneti (27807)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Kansas) D. pluckenetii (24638)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4USA (Illinois) D. sp. (11189)
Moscovian - Rotliegendes315.2 - 259.51Germany (Bavaria) D. leptophylla (20941)
Westphalian D - Khamovnikian309.8 - 304.8Germany (Saarland) D. pluckenetii (32504)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Spain D. sp. (228606)
Stephanian C300.9 - 300.3Portugal D. leptophylla (25373)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Czech Republic (Krkonose) D. plueckenetti (232614)
Autunian298.9 - 283.3Portugal D. leptophylla, D. sterzeli (25207)
Autunian298.9 - 283.3France D. beyrichi (25183) D. leptophylla (25089)
Autunian298.9 - 283.3Czech Republic (Bohemia) D. pluckeneti (25206)
Autunian298.9 - 283.3Germany (Thuringia) D. pluckenetii (25208 25209 25227 25229 25231 25234 25235 25238)
Autunian298.9 - 283.3Italy (Tuscany) D. beyrichi (25205)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Texas) D. sp. (11174)