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Conostoma

Taxonomy
Conostoma was named by Williamson (1876). It is not extant. Its type is Conostoma oblonga.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970); and to Spermatophyta by Long (1977).

Species
C. oblonga (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-06; modified by B. Allen on 2020-02-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Conostoma Williamson
1970Conostoma Andrews
1977Conostoma Long

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
genusConostomaWilliamson 1876

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. †Conostoma Williamson 1876
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Conostoma oblonga Williamson 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Westphalian A or 358.86000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Kentucky) C. oblongum, C. anglogermanicum (13593)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) C. anglogermanicum, C. oblongum (37369 37376) C. oblongum (37382)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Germany C. anglogermanicum (37501)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium C. anglogermanicum, C. oblongum (37495)
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.7 - 314.6Germany C. anglogermanicum, C. oblongum (37506)