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Gontriglossa

Gnetopsida

Taxonomy
Gontriglossa was named by Anderson and Anderson (1989). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gnetopsida by Anderson et al. (1998).

Species
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2019-05-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Gontriglossa Anderson and Anderson
1998Gontriglossa Anderson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumGnetophytaBessey 1907
classGnetopsidaKirpotenko 1884
genusGontriglossaAnderson and Anderson 1989

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. †Gontriglossa Anderson and Anderson 1989
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Gontriglossa reinerae Nielsen 2005
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: base of the Middle Triassic to the top of the Carnian or 246.70000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Argentina (Mendoza) G. sp. (200132)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) G. sp. (23002)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3South Africa (Eastern Cape) G. sp. (23004)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Chile G. reinerae (201288)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3South Africa G. sp. (23084)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) G. sp. (23003 23015 23069 23070)