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Selaginella monstrosa

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae

Taxonomy
Selaginella monstrosa was named by Brown (1962) [Original name: Anomalofilicites moonstrosus Hollick, 1916]. It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Selaginella monstrosa Brown p. 46 figs. pl. 4, figs. 12, 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
orderSelaginellalesPrantl 1874
RankNameAuthor
familySelaginellaceaeWillkomm 1854
genusSelaginellaBeauvois 1804
speciesmonstrosaBrown 1962

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.

Selaginella monstrosa Brown 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Montana) Selaginella monstrosa (53605)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Selaginella monstrosa (40280)