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Zosterophyllophyta

Taxonomy
Zosterophyllophyta was named by Bold (1973). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lycopodiobiotina by Doweld (2001); and to Embryophyta by Taylor et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Zosterophyllophyta Bold p. 457
2001Zosterophyllophyta Doweld
2008Zosterophyllophyta Taylor et al. p. 1027

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumZosterophyllophytaBold 1973
phylumZosterophyllophytaBold 1973

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.

Ph. †Zosterophyllophyta Bold 1973
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G. †Kaulangiophyton Gensel and Kasper 1969
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†Kaulangiophyton akantha Gensel and Kasper 1969
Cl. †Zosterophyllopsida Foster and Gifford 1974
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G. †Barinophyton White 1905
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Or. †Cooksoniales Doweld 2001
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G. †Eocooksonia Doweld 2000
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†Eocooksonia sphaerica Doweld 2000
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Invalid names: Cooksonella sphaerica Senkevitsch 1978 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Cooksonella Senkevitsch 1978 [replaced]
Unr. †Sawdoniales
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Invalid names: Barinophytaceae [empty], Gosslingiaceae [empty], Hsuaceae [empty], Sawdoniaceae [empty]
Or. †Zosterophyllales Bierhorst 1971
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G. †Margophyton Zakharova 1981
G. †Swadonia Hueber 1971
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†Swadonia ornata Dawson 1871
Invalid names: Renaliaceae Doweld 2001 [empty]
Invalid names: Zosterophyllophyceae [replaced]
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 Late/Upper Famennian or 426.70000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) Zosterophyllales indet. (20754)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Kazakhstan (N of Lake Balkash) Cooksonella sp. (53609)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62China (Xinjiang) Junggaria spinosa (10931)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Kazakhstan (North of Lake Balkash) Cooksonella sp. (53659) Cooksonella sp., Cooksonella sphaerica (53656)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Nunavut) Zosterophyllales indet. (11429 11431 11491 11553 11721) Zosterophyllopsida indet. (11129 11130 11132 11133 11136 11139 11140 11216 11217)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation Margophyton goldschmidtii (238400)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47United Kingdom (Scotland) Psilophyton goldschmidtii (11513)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95USA (Maine) Kaulangiophyton akantha (10600)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Norway (Svalbard) Barinophyton sp. (21118)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Canada (Quebec) Barinophyton indet. (26082)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Barinophyton sp. (179176)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Maine) Barinophyton richardsoni (21134)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (New York) Barinophyton citrulliforme (14226)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Barinophyton citrulliforme, Barinophyton obscurum, Barinophyton spp. (20814) Barinophyton citrulliforme, Barinophyton sp., Barinophyton obscurum (31182) Barinophyton sp. (28291 28305 28329) Barinophyton sp., Barinophyton citrulliforme, Barinophyton obscurum (28174)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2USA (West Virginia) Barinophyton sibiricum (21198)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium (Namur) Barinophyton citrulliforme (32231 32235 32272 32278)