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Perotrilites

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae

Taxonomy
Perotrilites was named by Couper (1953). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Selaginellaceae by Couper (1953), Povilauskas et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Perotrilites Couper
2008Perotrilites Povilauskas et al. p. 822

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
RankNameAuthor
orderSelaginellalesPrantl 1874
familySelaginellaceaeWillkomm 1854
genusPerotrilitesCouper 1953

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. †Perotrilites Couper 1953
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†Perotrilites granulatus Couper 1953
†Perotrilites hyaloides Doring 1966
†Perotrilites jubatus Evans 1970
†Perotrilites laceratus Dettmann and Thomson 1987
†Perotrilites linearis Norvick and Burger 1975
†Perotrilites majus Evans 1970
†Perotrilites minor Owens 1971
†Perotrilites oepikii Norvick and Burger 1975
†Perotrilites pannuceus Brenner 1963
†Perotrilites perinatus Hughes and Playford 1961
†Perotrilites perinopustulosus Jardiné and Magloire 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Devonian to the top of the Danian or 419.62000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47United Kingdom (Wales) P. microbaculatus (25242)
Eifelian - Early/Lower Givetian393.47 - 385.9United Kingdom (Scotland) P. conatus (22738 22799 22828 22830 22831)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9United Kingdom (Scotland) P. conatus (22748 22749 22772 22795)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Nunavut) P. conatus (22873)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) P. conatus, P. sp. (20768)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) P. sp. (23422)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4United Kingdom (Scotland) P. conatus (22763 22766)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Nunavut) P. conatus (22869)
Dienerian - Smithian250.5 - 248.1Madagascar P. sp. (31351)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Netherlands (Gelderland) P. minor (232077)
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Canada (Nunavut) P. rugulatus (102065)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5Canada (Nunavut) P. sp. (102063)
Aptian - Cenomanian121.4 - 93.9Libya (Cyrenaica) P. sp., P. pannuceus (142508)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Maranhão) P. sp., P. pannuceus (150515)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Brazil (Sergipe) P. sp. (169709 169710 169719 169723 169727 169728 169748 169753 169754 169759 169770 169773 169774 169776 169777 169787 169812 169813)
Albian - Aptian113.2 - 113.2Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) P. sp. (137356)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian113.2 - 106.3Brazil (Maranhao) P. pannuceus (144230 144231 144232 144233 144234 144235 144236 144237)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Egypt (Western Desert) P. pannuceus, P. perinopustulosus (144954)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Brazil (Para) P. pannuceus (144297)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhao) P. pannuceus (144229)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) P. sp. (137355)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Israel (Ramon) P. pannuceus (144298)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) P. linearis, P. oepikii, P. jubatus (163510 163514) P. majus, P. jubatus (163511 163515) P. majus, P. linearis, P. jubatus (163481 163506 163513) P. majus, P. linearis, P. oepikii, P. jubatus (163483 163507 163509 163512) P. majus, P. oepikii (163505 163508) P. oepikii (163484)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica P. laceratus (153426)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Iowa) P. bursatus, P. convolutus (32524)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Sergipe) P. pannuceus (144288 144289 144290 144291)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Barreirinhas) P. pannuceus (144293)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Senegal (Dakar) P. sp. (137361)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) P. pannuceus (144279)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Australia (Northern Territory) P. oepikii (163516)
Turonian - Maastrichtian93.9 - 66.0Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) P. sp. (137357)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica P. laceratus (153427) P. majus, P. jubatus (167466)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica P. laceratus (153424)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) P. sp. (151457 151463)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. majus (167469)