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Peltaspermopsida

Peltaspermopsida

Taxonomy
Peltaspermopsida was named by Doweld (2001). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Peltaspermophyta by Doweld (2001).

Subtaxa
Aneimites, Peltaspermales, Psaliangium, Sporophyllitales, Trichopityales, Umkomasiales
Sister taxa
Peltaspermales, Sporophyllitales, Trichopityales, Umkomasiales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Peltaspermopsida Doweld p. xvi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumPeltaspermophyta
classPeltaspermopsida
classPeltaspermopsida

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.

Cl. †Peltaspermopsida Doweld 2001
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G. †Aneimites Dawson 1860
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†Aneimites acadica Dawson 1860
†Aneimites obtusilobus Naumann 1849
Or. †Peltaspermales Delevoryas 1979
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Fm. †Cardiolepidaceae Meyen 1977
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G. †Nucicarpus Neuburg 1965
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†Nucicarpus piniformis Neuberg 1965
G. †Phylladoderma Zalessky 1914
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†Phylladoderma arberi Zalessky 1914
Fm. †Leuthardtiaceae Doweld 2001
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G. †Arberophyllum Doweld 2000
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Invalid names: Glossophyllum Kraeusel 1943 [replaced]
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G. †Matatiella Anderson and Anderson 2003
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†Matatiella dejerseyi Bomfleur et al. 2011
†Matatiella rosetta Anderson and Anderson 2003
G. †Townrovia Retallack 1981
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†Townrovia petasata Townrow 1965
†Townrovia polaris Bomfleur et al. 2011
Fm. †Peltaspermaceae Harris 1937
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G. †Aipteris Zalessky 1934
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†Aipteris speciosa Zalessky 1939
G. †Angaridium Zalessky 1950
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†Angaridium bardense Zalessky 1933
G. †Angaropteridium Zalessky 1932
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†Angaropteridium cardiopteroides Schmalhausen 1932
G. †Antevsia Harris 1937
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†Antevsia zeilleri Nathorst 1908
G. †Anthicocladus Zalessky 1937
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†Anthicocladus fimbriatus Zalessky 1937
G. †Autunia Krasser 1921
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†Autunia milleryensis Renault 1896
G. †Callipterianthus Roselt 1962
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G. †Callipteris Brongniart 1849
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†Callipteris conferta Sternberg 1833
G. †Edyndella Mogutcheva 1973
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†Edyndella nikuzae Dobruskina 1995
G. †Hissarella Sixtel 1966
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†Hissarella schamolensis Sixtel 1966
G. †Kirjamkenia Prynada 1970
G. †Laskovskia Zalessky 1939
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†Laskovskia flabellata Zalessky 1939
G. †Lepidopteris Schimper 1869
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†Lepidopteris africana Du Toit 1927
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Invalid names: Lepidopteris haizeri Dobruskina 1980 [synonym]
†Lepidopteris ferganensis Sixtel 1962
†Lepidopteris indica Bose and Srivastava 1972
†Lepidopteris parvula Sixtel 1962
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Invalid names: Lepidopteris madagascariensis Carpentier 1975 [synonym], Lepidopteris natalensis Thomas 1933 [synonym]
G. †Madygenia Sixtel 1956
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†Madygenia asiatica Sixtel 1956
G. †Madygenopteris Sixtel 1956
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G. †Odontopteris Brongniart 1825
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†Odontopteris brardii Brongniart 1825
G. †Pachydermophyllum Thomas and Bose 1955
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†Pachydermophyllum dubium Burges 1935
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Invalid names: Reinitsia incisa Jones and de Jersey 1947 [synonym]
†Pachydermophyllum papillosum Thomas and Bose 1955
G. †Peltaspermum Harris 1937
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†Peltaspermum bornemannii Kustatscher et al. 2007
†Peltaspermum madygenicum Dobruskina 1980
†Peltaspermum rotula Harris 1937
G. †Pseudoodontopteris Grand'Eury 1877
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G. †Pterispermostrobus Stopes 1914
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G. †Reinitsia Walkom 1932
G. †Scytophyllum Bornemann 1856
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†Scytophyllum bergeri Bornemann 1856
†Scytophyllum pinnatum Sixtel 1962
†Scytophyllum waehneri Stur 1886
G. †Stiphorus Meyen [1982]
G. †Tatarina Meyen 1969
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†Tatarina olferievii Meyen 1969
G. †Tersiella Radczenko 1960
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†Tersiella beloussovae Radczenko 1960
G. †Uralophyllum Kryshtofovich and Prynada 1933
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†Uralophyllum krascheninnikovii Kryshtofovich and Prinada 1933
†Uralophyllum magnifolium Sixtel 1962
†Uralophyllum petiolatum Sixtel 1962
†Uralophyllum radczenkoi Sixtel 1962
†Uralophyllum ramosum Sixtel 1962
G. †Vittaephyllum Dobruskina 1975
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†Vittaephyllum bifurcatum Sixtel 1962
†Vittaephyllum brickianum Dobruskina 1975
†Vittaephyllum hirsutum Sixtel 1962
G. †Permotheca Zalessky 1929
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†Permotheca sardykensis Zalessky 1929
G. †Pseudocallipteris Grand'Eury 1877
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G. †Syniopteris Zalessky 1929
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†Syniopteris nesterenkoi Zalessky 1929
Fm. †Umkomasiaceae Petriella 1981
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G. †Harrisiothecium Lundblad 1961
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Invalid names: Harrisia Lundblad 1950 [replaced]
G. †Nidia Bose and Srivastava 1973
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†Nidia ovalis Bose and Srivastava 1973
G. †Nidistrobus Bose and Srivastava 1973
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†Nidistrobus harrisiana Bose and Srivastava 1973
G. †Pachypteris Brongniart 1828
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†Pachypteris auriculata Passalia 2007
†Pachypteris brevipinnata Feistmantel 1876
†Pachypteris crassa Townrow 1965
†Pachypteris elegans Archangelsky 1966
†Pachypteris gangapurensis Sukh-Dev and Rajanikanth 1988
†Pachypteris haburensis Bose et al. 1982
†Pachypteris holdenii Bose and Roy 1968
†Pachypteris indica Oldham and Morris 1863
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Invalid names: Dichopteris ellorensis Feistmantel 1879 [synonym], Palissya bhoojoorensis Feistmantel 1876 [synonym]
†Pachypteris lanceolata Brongniart 1829
G. †Pteroma Harris 1964
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†Pteroma thomasi Harris 1964
G. †Ptilozamites Nathorst 1878
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†Ptilozamites davidovii Sixtel 1962
†Ptilozamites elegans Sixtel 1962
†Ptilozamites heeri Nathorst 1878
†Ptilozamites nilssonii Nathorst 1878
†Ptilozamites sandbergeri Schenk 1866
†Ptilozamites tenuis Oishi 1932
G. †Rhaphidopteris Barale 1972
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Invalid names: Stenopteris Saporta 1872 [replaced]
G. †Rhexoxylon Bancroft 1913
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†Rhexoxylon africanum Bancroft 1913
Fm. †Vetlugospermaceae Naugolnykh 2012
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G. †Navipelta Karasev 2009
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†Navipelta resinifera Karasev 2009
G. †Vetlugospermum Naugolnykh 2012
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†Vetlugospermum rombicum Naugolnykh 2012
G. †Xenopteris Weiss 1870
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†Xenopteris brardi Brongniart 1828
Invalid names: Autuniaceae Doweld 2001 [empty]
G. †Psaliangium Remy 1953
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Or. †Sporophyllitales Doweld 2001
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Invalid names: Sporophyllitaceae Doweld 2001 [empty]
Or. †Trichopityales Doweld 2001
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G. †Biarmopteris Zalessky 1937
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†Biarmopteris pulchra Zalessky 1937
G. †Diceratosperma Andrews 1941
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G. †Dichophyllum Elias 1936
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†Dichophyllum moorei Elias 1936
G. †Mauerites Zalessky 1933
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†Mauerites artinensis Zalessky 1933
G. †Trichopitys Saporta 1875
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†Trichopitys heteromorpha Saporta 1875
Or. †Umkomasiales Doweld 2001
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Fm. †Angaropeltidaceae Doweld 2001
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G. †Angaropeltis Doweld 2001
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†Angaropeltis piniforme Doweld 2001
†Angaropeltis sentjakense Doweld 2001
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Invalid names: Cardiolepis sentjakensis Esaulova 1986 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Cardiolepis Neuburg 1965 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Early/Lower Cretaceous or 382.70000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (739 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Aneimites indet. (28399 28409)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Aneimites sp. (28007)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Nova Scotia) Aneimites acadica (28335 28336 28337 28338)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Virginia) Aneimites indet. (28215)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Aneimites acadica (28340 28344 28347 28370 28372 28373 28374 28376 28377 28378 28452 28453 28473 28474 28540 28556 28571 28573 28578 28755 28757 28759 28761 28857 28859) Odontopteris antiqua (13094)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Pennsylvania) Aneimites indet. (28090 28173 28209 28294 28297 28494 31109)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Utah) Odontopteris sp. (11209)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (New Brunswick) Aneimites acadica (28475 28544 28559 28763 31248 31249 31251 31254 31255 31257 31258 31259 31260 31261 31265 31266) Pterispermostrobus bifurcatus (12421)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Spain Odontopteris sp. (11185 11186)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Aneimites pottsvillensis (12697 12700)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Pachypteris lanceolata (24393 31206 31207 31208 31209 31210 31211) Pachypteris sp. (24391)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Pachypteris desmomera (24425 24429 24433) Rhaphidopteris fragilis (24427 24439) Rhaphidopteris fragilis, Pachypteris desmomera (24422 24428 24434)
Tithonian - Hauterivian152.1 - 129.4Antarctica Pachypteris sp. 1 (29348)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian150.8 - 139.8France Pachypteris lanceolata (24515)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Australia (Victoria) Pachydermophyllum austropapillosum (33743)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Pachypteris indica (32382 32383 32384 32386 32389) Pachypteris sp. (229219) Palissya bhoojoorensis (224877 226841)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Telangana) Pachypteris gangapurensis (229218)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0India (Gujarat) Pachypteris holdenii, Pachypteris elegans (32378)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Argentina (Chubut) Pachypteris auriculata, Pachypteris crassa (150880)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Pachypteris crassa (150634)