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Anthoceros

Anthocerotopsida

Taxonomy
Anthoceros was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Anthoceros punctatus.

It was assigned to Anthocerotopsida by Dumortier (1829).

Species
A. laevis, A. multifidus, A. punctatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Anthoceros Linnaeus
1829Anthoceros Dumortier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChlorobiota
subkingdomStreptobionta
—Embryobiotes
superphylumAnthoceromorpha
RankNameAuthor
phylumAnthocerophyta
classAnthocerotopsida
genusAnthoceros

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. Anthoceros Linnaeus 1753
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Anthoceros laevis Linnaeus 1753
Anthoceros multifidus Linnaeus 1753
Anthoceros punctatus Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene27.3 - 11.63Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) A. spp. (169381)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Portugal A. sp. (232112 232125 232147)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Anthoceros indet. (172833 172837 172868 172870 172873 172876 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Portugal (Algarve) A. sp. (40985)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) A. sp. (168819 168889 168893 168904 168918 168924)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) A. spp. (168747 168751 168752 168753 168754 168755 168756)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) A. sp. (168937)