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Calamodendron

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Calamitaceae

Taxonomy
Calamodendron was named by Brongniart (1849). It is not extant. Its type is Calamodendron striatum.

It was assigned to Calamitaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. striatum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Calamodendron Brongniart
1970Calamodendron Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
RankNameAuthor
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
familyCalamitaceae
genusCalamodendronBrongniart 1849

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. †Calamodendron Brongniart 1849
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†Calamodendron striatum Brongniart 1849
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Sakmarian or 312.80000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) C. approximatum (13146)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Illinois) C. americanum (13963)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Indiana) C. americanum (11041 11042 11043 11051 11053 11054 11107)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) C. sp. (197925)