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Zygopteridaceae

Coenopteridales - Zygopteridaceae

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Published with improper correctable ending as "Zygopterideae".

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Taxonomy
Zygopteridaceae was named by Scott (1912). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coenopteridales by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Zygopteridaceae Scott p. 64
1970Zygopteridaceae Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
orderCoenopteridales
RankNameAuthor
familyZygopteridaceae
familyZygopteridaceae

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. †Zygopteridaceae Scott 1912
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G. †Metadineuron Galtier 1964
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†Metadineuron ellipticum Kidston 1908
G. †Nemejcopteris Barthel 1968
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†Nemejcopteris feminaeformis Schlotheim 1968
G. †Notoschizaea Graham 1934
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†Notoschizaea robusta Graham 1934
G. †Stereopteris Scott and Jeffrey 1914
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†Stereopteris annularis Scott and Jeffrey 1914
G. †Tortkophyton Yurina 1969
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†Tortkophyton globosum Yurina 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Autunian or 372.20000 to 283.50000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Kentucky) Stereopteris annularis (20976 21168 21177)
Hastarian - Ivorian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Metadineuron ellipticum (10644)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Spain Nemejcopteris sp. (11185 11186)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Metadineuron ellipticum (10646)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9Portugal (Douro) Nemejcopteris feminaeformis (28419)
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4Spain Nemejcopteris sp. (11177)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Nemejcopteris feminaeformis (231880)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Portugal Nemejcopteris feminaeformis (25373)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Krkonose) Nemejcopteris feminaeformis (232614)
Autunian298.9 - 283.5Germany (Thuringia) Nemejcopteris feminaeformis (25208 25209 25227 25231 25232 25233 25235)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Texas) Nemejcopteris sp. (11174)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Indonesia Nemejcopteris sp. 1 (30182)