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Histiopteris

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Dennstaedtiaceae

Taxonomy
Histiopteris was named by Smith (1875). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Polypodiales by Smith (1875); and to Dennstaedtiaceae by I (2016).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Histiopteris Smith
2016Histiopteris I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderPolypodiales
suborderDennstaedtiineaeSchwartsb and Hovenkamp 2016
familyDennstaedtiaceaeLotsy 1909
genusHistiopterisSmith 1875

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. Histiopteris Smith 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) H. incisa, H. sp. (166707)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) H. sp. (168819 168822 168888 168889 168890)