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Lycopodophyta

Synonymy list
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kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodophyta
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phylumLycopodophyta

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.

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G. †Amphidoxodendron Grierson and Banks 1963
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†Amphidoxodendron dichotomum Grierson and Banks 1963
G. †Angarodendron Zalessky 1918
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†Angarodendron obrutchevi Zalessky 1918
G. †Aphyllum Artis 1825
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†Aphyllum cristatum Artis 1825
G. †Archaeosigillariopsis Gothan 1928
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G. †Asteroxylon Kidston and Lang 1920
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†Asteroxylon mackiei Kidston and Lang 1920
G. †Astralocaulis Hueber 1971
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†Astralocaulis davidii Harris 1929
Invalid names: Schizopodium Harris 1929 [replaced]
G. †Baragwanathia Lang and Cookson 1935
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†Baragwanathia longifolia Lang and Cookson 1935
G. †Berwynia Hicks 1882
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†Berwynia carruthersi Hicks 1882
G. †Blasaria Zalessky 1934
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†Blasaria siberica Zalessky 1934
G. †Blosenbergia Gothan 1939
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G. †Caenodendron Zalessky 1918
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†Caenodendron primaevum Zalessky 1918
G. †Calamoxylon Corda 1838
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†Calamoxylon cycadeum Corda 1838
G. †Cantheliophorus Bassler 1919
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†Cantheliophorus linearifolius Lesquereux 1919
G. †Caragandites Zalessky 1933
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†Caragandites rugosus Zalessky 1933
G. †Colpodexylon Banks 1944
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†Colpodexylon deatsii Banks 1944
G. †Cyclocladia Lindley and Hutton 1834
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†Cyclocladia major Lindley and Hutton 1834
G. †Cyclodendron Kräusel 1928
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†Cyclodendron leslii Seward 1903
G. †Cylostrobus Helby and Martin 1965
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†Cylostrobus clavatus Cantrill and Webb 1998
†Cylostrobus sydneyensis Walkom 1925
G. †Cyperites Lindley and Hutton 1832
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†Cyperites bicarinata Lindley and Hutton 1832
†Cyperites eocenicus Ettinghausen and Gardner 1879
†Cyperites forbesii Heer 1862
G. †Demetria Zalessky 1930
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†Demetria amadoca Zalessky 1930
G. †Didymophyllon Goeppert 1841
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†Didymophyllon schottini Goeppert 1841
G. †Distrigophyllum Heer 1876
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†Distrigophyllum bicarinatum Lindley and Hutton 1876
G. †Dzhungarodendron Radchenko 1967
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†Dzhungarodendron novikae Radchenko 1967
G. †Eligodendron Archangelsky and Le La Sota 1966
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†Eligodendron braniase Archangelsky and Le La Sota 1966
G. †Eolepidophloios Radchenko 1967
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†Eolepidophloios quadratus Radchenko 1967
G. †Eusarcophyllum Zalessky 1933
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†Eusarcophyllum amadocum Zalessky 1933
G. †Flemingites Carruthers 1865
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†Flemingites gracilis Carruthers 1865
G. †Halonia Lindley and Hutton 1833
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†Halonia gracilis Lindley and Hutton 1833
G. †Haplostigma Seward 1931
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G. †Illiniocarpon Schopf 1938
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†Illiniocarpon cadyi Schopf 1938
G. †Krejciella Obrhel 1968
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†Krejciella putzkeri Obrhel 1968
G. †Leiodermaria Renault 1896
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†Leiodermaria lepidodendrifolia Brongniart 1896
G. †Lepeocaulus Zalessky 1933
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†Lepeocaulus aphyllus Zalessky 1933
G. †Lepidobothrodendron Daber 1959
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G. †Lepidocarpon Scott 1900
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†Lepidocarpon lomaxi Scott 1900
G. †Lepidocarpopsis Abbott 1963
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†Lepidocarpopsis lanceolatus Lindley and Hutton 1831
G. †Lepidocladus Vaffier 1901
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†Lepidocladus fuisseensis Vaffier 1901
G. †Lepidolepis Sternberg 1823
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†Lepidolepis imbricata Sternberg 1823
G. †Lepidophyllostrobus Hartung 1938
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G. †Lepidostrobopsis Abbott 1963
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G. †Leptophloeum Dawson 1862
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†Leptophloeum australe McCoy 1847
†Leptophloeum rhombicum Dawson 1862
G. †Levicaulis Beck 1958
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†Levicaulis arranensis Beck 1958
G. †Lomatofloyos Corda 1838
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G. †Lophiodendron Zalessky 1936
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†Lophiodendron tyrganense Zalessky 1936
G. †Lophoderma Zalessky 1937
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†Lophoderma sibirica Zalessky 1937
G. †Lycopodiolithes Schlotheim 1820
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†Lycopodiolithes arboreus Schlotheim 1820
G. †Lycopodiophloios Kraeusel 1961
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†Lycopodiophloios dolianitii Kraeusel 1961
G. †Lycopodiopsis Renault 1890
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†Lycopodiopsis derbyi Renault 1890
G. †Lycostachys Pant and Walton 1961
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†Lycostachys protostelicus Pant and Walton 1961
G. †Lycostrobus Nathorst 1908
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†Lycostrobus scotti Nathorst 1908
G. †Lyginodendron Gourlie 1843
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†Lyginodendron landsburgii Gourlie 1843
G. †Maroesia Jongmans and Gothan 1935
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†Maroesia rhomboidea Jongmans and Gothan 1935
G. †Mesostrobus Watson 1909
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†Mesostrobus scottii Watson 1909
G. †Miadesmia Bertrand 1895
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†Miadesmia membranacea Bertrand 1895
G. †Micheevia Zalessky 1930
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†Micheevia uralica Zalessky 1930
G. †Nothia Lyon 1964
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†Nothia aphylla Lyon 1964
G. †Omphalophloios White 1898
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G. †Oncodendron Eichwald 1860
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†Oncodendron mirabile Eichwald 1860
G. †Oxroadia Alvin 1965
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†Oxroadia gracilis Alvin 1965
G. †Pachyphloeus Goeppert 1836
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†Pachyphloeus tetragonus Goeppert 1836
G. †Paikhoia Zalessky 1936
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†Paikhoia tchernovi Zalessky 1936
G. †Paurodendron Fry 1954
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G. †Phialophloios Horich 1915
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†Phialophloios quadratus Horich 1915
G. †Pholidophloios Zalessky 1934
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†Pholidophloios calmiusicus Zalessky 1934
G. †Phytokneme Andrews et al. 1971
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†Phytokneme rhodona Andrews et al. 1971
G. †Porostrobus Nathorst 1914
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†Porostrobus zeilleri Nathorst 1914
G. †Prolepidodendron Arnold 1939
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G. †Protasolanus Hoerich 1920
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†Protasolanus wieprechti Hoerich 1920
G. †Protoosmundites Andrews and Baxter 1948
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†Protoosmundites wilsonii Andrews and Baxter 1948
G. †Protostigma Lesquereux 1877
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†Protostigma sigillarioides Lesquereux 1877
G. †Pseudosigillaria Grand'Eury 1877
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†Pseudosigillaria monostigma Lesquereux 1866
G. †Ptilophyton Dawson 1878
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†Ptilophyton thomasoni Dawson 1878
G. †Rhytidophloyos Corda 1845
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†Rhytidophloyos tenuis Corda 1845
G. †Rhyzodendron Zalessky 1937
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†Rhyzodendron rossicum Zalessky 1937
G. †Rimnocladon Zalessky 1930
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†Rimnocladon minutum Zalessky 1930
G. †Sajakia Senkevich 1961
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†Sajakia rhomoidea Senkevich 1961
G. †Scutellocladus Lele and Walton 1962
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†Scutellocladus variabilis Lele and Walton 1962
G. †Selaginellites Zeiller 1906
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†Selaginellites gracilis Oldham and Morris 1863
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Invalid names: Cheirolepis indica Feistmantel 1876 [synonym]
†Selaginellites leonardii Kustatscher et al. 2010
†Selaginellites suissei Zeiller 1906
G. †Selaginites Brongniart 1828
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†Selaginites patens Brongniart 1828
G. †Semapteris Unger 1870
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†Semapteris carinthiaca Unger 1870
G. †Spencerites Scott 1897
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†Spencerites insignis Williamson 1897
G. †Sublepidophloios Sterzel 1907
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G. †Tastaephyton Senkevich 1959
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†Tastaephyton bulakus Senkevich 1959
G. †Thursophyton Nathorst 1915
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†Thursophyton milleri Nathorst 1915
G. †Tomiodendron Radchenko 1956
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†Tomiodendron ostrogianum Radchenko 1956
G. †Triplosporites Unger 1850
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†Triplosporites brownii Unger 1850
G. †Ularia Zalessky 1937
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†Ularia ovalis Zalessky 1937
G. †Ulodendron Lindley and Hutton 1831
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†Ulodendron majus Lindley and Hutton 1831
G. †Ulostrobus Renier and Stockmans 1938
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†Ulostrobus squarrosus Kidston 1938
G. †Valmeyerodendron Jennings 1972
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G. †Viatcheslavia Zalessky 1936
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†Viatcheslavia vorcutensis Zalessky 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Ypresian or 426.70000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (242 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) Baragwanathia longifolia (53660 53664)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China (Yunnan) Baragwanathia sp. (11006)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom (Scotland) Asteroxylon mackei, Nothia aphylla (10721)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Kazakhstan Blasaria sibirica (32851)
Pragian - Middle Devonian413.02 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Baragwanathia sp., Baragwanathia longifolia (20896)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation Blasaria minor (35709)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Gormel) Cheirolepis gracilis (232956)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Ontario) Baragwanathia abitibiensis (10595 10596 10597 10598)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95USA (Maine) Thursophyton sp. (10600)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Colpodexylon trifurcatum (14348)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Tajikistan Selaginellites sp. 1 (30917)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3Turkmenistan Selaginellites sp. 1 (30950)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Uzbekistan Selaginellites sp. 1 (30968)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Jharkhand) Araucarites gracilis (224686) Selaginellites gracilis (224719 224768 225504 225783)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Greenland Selaginellites arnoldii (32502) Selaginellites arnoldii, Selaginellites borealis (32480) Selaginellites erlansonii, Selaginellites papillosus, Selaginellites arnoldii, Selaginellites greenlandicus, Selaginellites echinatus, Selaginellites borealis, Selaginellites inornatus, Selaginellites subrotundus, Selaginellites ariadnae (32481)
Cretaceous - Tertiary143.1 - 2.58USA (Montana) Selaginellites mirabilis (32513)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1India (Gujarat) Selaginellites sp. (32378)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Alaska) Lycopodophyta indet. (51920)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Cyperites eocenicus (22811)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) L. Trilete spore spp. (11090 11091 11092 11093 11094)