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Autunia

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae

Taxonomy
Autunia was named by Krasser (1921). It is not extant. Its type is Cycadospadix milleryensis.

It was assigned to Peltaspermaceae by Meyen (1984).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Autunia Krasser
1975Sandrewia Mamay p. 81 figs. Pl. 1
1984Autunia Meyen p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
RankNameAuthor
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyPeltaspermaceaeHarris 1937
genusAutuniaKrasser 1921

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. †Autunia Krasser 1921
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Autunia milleryensis Renault 1896
Invalid names: Sandrewia Mamay 1975 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian - Rotliegendes315.2 - 259.51Germany (Bavaria) A. conferta (20947)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Czechia (Krkonose) A. conferta, A. naumannii (232614)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Czechia A. conferta (51265)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4USA (Kansas) Sandrewia texana (32659)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4USA (Texas) Sandrewia sp., Sandrewia texana (11151) Sandrewia texana (11146)