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Equisetites keuperina

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Equisetaceae

Taxonomy
Equisetites keuperina was named by Morton (1863). It is not extant. Its type specimen is LIVCM 1969.131 (reed stem). Its type locality is south quarry, Storeton, which is in a Triassic terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Equisetites keuperina Morton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
familyEquisetaceaeDe Candolle 1804
genusEquisetitesSternberg 1833
specieskeuperinaMorton 1863

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.

Equisetites keuperina Morton 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Triassic or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7United Kingdom (England) Equisetites keuperina (type locality: 164930)