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Rhyniaceae

Rhyniaceae

Taxonomy
Rhyniaceae was named by Kidston and Lang (1920). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhyniales by Doweld (2001); and to Tracheophyta by Crane et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Rhyniaceae Kidston and Lang p. 616
2001Rhyniaceae Doweld p. xvi
2004Rhyniaceae Crane et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
familyRhyniaceaeKidston and Lang 1920
familyRhyniaceaeKidston and Lang 1920

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.

Fm. †Rhyniaceae Kidston and Lang 1920
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G. †Palaeostigma Kraeusel and Dolianiti 1957
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Palaeostigma sewardi Kraeusel and Dolianiti 1957
G. †Steganotheca Edwards 1970
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Steganotheca striata Edwards 1970
G. †Taeniophyton Weyland and Berendt 1968
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Taeniophyton inopinatum Weyland and Berendt 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Eifelian or 425.00000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Bolivia (Tarija dept.) Steganotheca sp. (11158)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62United Kingdom (Wales) Steganotheca striata (10635)
Ludfordian - Silurian425.0 - 419.62United Kingdom (Wales) Steganotheca striata (10634)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Brazil (Parana) Steganotheca paranaense (11214)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Brazil (Piaui) Palaeostigma sp. (37128)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95South Africa Palaeostigma sewardi (35597)
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.47 - 358.86South Africa (Western Cape) Palaeostigma gracilis (20749 20750)
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.47 - 358.86South Africa (Eastern Cape) Palaeostigma sewardii (20725 20746) Palaeostigma sewardii, Palaeostigma robusta (20724)