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Mesenteriophyllum

Pleuromeiales

Taxonomy
Mesenteriophyllum was named by Sixtel (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Mesenteriophyllum kotschnevii.

It was assigned to Plantae by Dobruskina (1995); and to Pleuromeiales by Bomfleur et al. (2011).

Species
M. kotschnevii (type species), M. serratum
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-01-16; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Mesenteriophyllum Sixtel
1995Mesenteriophyllum Dobruskina
2011Mesenteriophyllum Bomfleur et al. p. 198

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
phylumLycophyta
orderPleuromeiales
genusMesenteriophyllumSixtel 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.

G. †Mesenteriophyllum Sixtel 1962
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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: base of the Early/Lower Triassic to the top of the Carnian or 251.90200 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Russian Federation M. sp. 1 (30559)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4Antarctica M. serratum (278509)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Kyrgyzstan M. sp. 1, M. sp. 2 (30273)