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Calamophyton primaevum

Cladoxylopsida - Pseudosporochnales

Taxonomy
Calamophyton primaevum was named by Kraeusel and Weyland (1925). It is not extant. It is the type species of Calamophyton.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Calamophyton primaevum Kraeusel and Weyland

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
Moniliformopses
RankNameAuthor
classCladoxylopsidaNovák 1930
orderPseudosporochnales
genusCalamophytonKrausel and Weyland
speciesprimaevumKraeusel and Weyland 1925

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.

Calamophyton primaevum Kraeusel and Weyland 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Givetian or 383.40000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.47 - 358.86Germany Calamophyton primaevum (22891)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Elberfeld) Calamophyton primaevum (23701)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany Calamophyton primaevum (22759 23660 23703)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.95 - 379.0Belgium Calamophyton primaevum (32216)
Givetian - Late/Upper Devonian387.95 - 358.86Belgium Calamophyton primaevum (23745)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Belgium (Brabant) Calamophyton primaevum (32215)