Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Lepidopteris stormbergensis

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae

Taxonomy
Callipteridium stormbergense was named by Seward (1903). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lepidopteris stormbergensis by Townrow (1956), Holmes (1982) and Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. ottonis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Callipteridium stormbergense Seward
1933Lepidopteris natalensis Thomas
1956Lepidopteris stormbergensis Townrow
1975Lepidopteris madagascariensis Carpentier
1982Lepidopteris stormbergensis Holmes
1991Lepidopteris madagascariensis Chandra and Tewari
1991Lepidopteris stormbergensis Chandra and Tewari

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyPeltaspermaceaeHarris 1937
genusLepidopterisSchimper 1869
speciesstormbergensis(Seward 1903)

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.

show all | hide all
Invalid names: Lepidopteris madagascariensis Carpentier 1975 [synonym], Lepidopteris natalensis Thomas 1933 [synonym]
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 247.20000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian - Anisian251.3 - 242.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) Lepidopteris madagascariensis (20655 20660 20689 20692 20696)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Lepidopteris stormbergensis (207608)
Norian228.0 - 208.5India (Madhya Pradesh) Lepidopteris madagascariensis (30180) Lepidopteris stormbergensis (30181)