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Mertensides bullatus

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales - Marattiaceae

Taxonomy
Pecopteris bullata was named by Bunbury (1847). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Mertensides bullatus by Fontaine (1883), Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Pecopteris bullata Bunbury
1883Mertensides bullatus Fontaine
1919Mertensides bullatus Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassMarattiidaeKlinge 1882
RankNameAuthor
orderMarattiales
familyMarattiaceaeBerchtold and Presl
genusMertensidesFontaine 1883
speciesbullatus(Bunbury 1847)

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.

Mertensides bullatus Bunbury 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Virginia) Mertensides bullatus (24110 24112)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Mexico (Sonora) Mertensides bullatus (142640 200775)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Mexico (Hidalgo) Mertensides bullatus (24656)
Late/Upper Triassic - Early/Lower Jurassic237.0 - 174.7Mexico (Tamaulipas) Mertensides bullatus (24517)