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Convolutispora

Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales

Taxonomy
Convolutispora was named by Hoffmeister et al. (1955). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Schizaeales by Cornet and Traverse (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Convolutispora Hoffmeister et al.
1975Convolutispora Cornet and Traverse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderSchizaeales
genusConvolutisporaHoffmeister et al. 1955

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. †Convolutispora Hoffmeister et al. 1955
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†Convolutispora perfecta Kumaran 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Danian or 387.95000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9United Kingdom (Scotland) C. cerebra (22772)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (Scotland) C. disparalis (22794)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Arizona) C. sp. (22756)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.95 - 379.0Belgium C. sp. (22904)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) C. flexosa (23422)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4United Kingdom (Scotland) C. cerebra (22763 22766 22770)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) C. caementosa (23199 23201 23265 23267 23268 23269 23272)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) C. caperata (179176)
Frasnian - Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Maryland) C. subtilis (23578)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) C. opressa (23012)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.31 - 298.9Australia (Western Australia) C. fromensis (23153)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Brazil C. caementosa (23271)
Late/Upper Famennian - Tournaisian365.2 - 346.7Australia (Western Australia) C. ampla, C. fromensis, C. jugosa, C. mellita, C. sp. (23096) C. fromensis (23146)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (Western Australia) C. mellita, C. jugosa, C. sp. (23141)
Namurian330.3 - 318.7USA (Indiana) C. sp. (64059)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.4 - 315.2USA (Arkansas) C. sp. (124904)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian - Middle Pennsylvanian323.4 - 307.0USA (Illinois) C. florida (126927) C. florida, C. sp. (126926 127313)
Bashkirian - Gzhelian323.4 - 298.9USA (Illinois) C. florida, C. fromensis, C. sp. 2 (23577) C. fromensis (23563 23707) C. sp. 1 (23516)
Middle Pennsylvanian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (126929)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) C. sp. (10785 10788 10792) C. sp. B (10780 10782 10784) C. venusta (10783) C. venusta, C. sp. B (10779) C. venusta, C. sp. B, C. sp. (10786)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian - Middle Pennsylvanian307.0 - 307.0USA (Indiana) C. fromensis (127209)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian307.0 - 298.9USA (Missouri) C. sp. (126970)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian307.0 - 298.9USA (Ohio) C. mellita (11260)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) C. florida, C. tessellata (11313) C. florida, C. tessellata, C. sp. (11310) C. sp. (11314) C. tessellata (11309 11311 11312)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Czechia (Krkonose) C. sp. (232614)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Canada (Nunavut) C. arctica (34100 34101)
Rotliegendes - Ufimian283.3 - 274.4Norway C. spp. (31344 31345 31348 31372 31374)
Kazanian - Zechstein274.4 - 254.14Norway C. spp. (31376)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Norway C. spp. (31353)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) C. sp. 1 (149815 151452) C. sp. 2 (151446)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) C. sp. 1 (151453 151454 151456 151460 151462 151463)