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Colpodexylon

Taxonomy
Colpodexylon was named by Banks (1944). It is not extant. Its type is Colpodexylon deatsii.

It was assigned to Lycopodophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. deatsii (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. cachiriense, C. camptophyllum, C. coloradense, C. trifurcatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Colpodexylon Banks
1970Colpodexylon Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusColpodexylonBanks 1944

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. †Colpodexylon Banks 1944
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†Colpodexylon deatsii Banks 1944
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Mississippian or 393.47000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) C. trifurcatum (14348)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Venezuela (Zulia State) C. coloradense (21170)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Venezuela (Zulia) C. camptophyllum, C. sp. (21174)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) C. sp. (28331) C. trifurcatum, C. deatsii (14332)
Eifelian - Early/Lower Frasnian393.47 - 379.0Venezuela (Zulia State) C. cachiriense (14213)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) C. sp. (28311 28312 28317)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Vietnam C. deatsii (238043)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0USA (New York) C. sp. (28387)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Pennsylvania) C. deatsii (28316 28319)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) C. deatsii (20658 20662 20798) C. sp. (20795 20799 20800 20900 20904 20907 20948 27811 28750) C. trifurcatum, C. deatsii (14330)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Pennsylvania) C. sp. (24548)