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Hyenia

Cladoxylopsida - Pseudosporochnales

Taxonomy
Hyenia was named by Nathorst (1915). It is not extant. Its type is Hyenia sphenophylloides. It was considered unknown by Taylor et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Pseudosporochnales by Taylor et al. (2009).

Species
H. sphenophylloides (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Hyenia Nathorst
2009Hyenia Taylor et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
Moniliformopses
RankNameAuthor
classCladoxylopsidaNovák 1930
orderPseudosporochnales
genusHyeniaNathorst 1915

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. †Hyenia Nathorst 1915
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Hyenia sphenophylloides Nathorst 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Givetian or 383.40000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Germany H. elegans (23639)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Norway (Svalbard) H. vogtii (21137 22854)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany H. elegans (22759 23703)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) H. banksii (14247)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Belgium (Brabant) H. elegans (32215)