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Dicroidium superbum

Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae

Taxonomy
Sphenopteris superba was named by Shirley (1898). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Dicroidium superbum by Townrow (1957), Holmes (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Sphenopteris superba Shirley
1957Dicroidium superbum Townrow
1982Dicroidium superbum Holmes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
classGymnospermopsida
orderCorystospermalesThomas 1933
RankNameAuthor
familyCorystospermaceae
genusDicroidiumGothan 1912
speciessuperbum(Shirley 1898)

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.

Dicroidium superbum Shirley 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Norian or 246.70000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Australia (New South Wales) Dicroidium superbum (207608)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Australia (Queensland) Sphenopteris superba (111777)