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Diplopteridium

Sphenopteridae

Taxonomy
Diplopteridium was named by Walton (1931). It is not extant. Its type is Diplopteridium teilianum.

It was assigned to Sphenopteridae by Andrews (1970).

Species
D. teilianum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. holdenii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Diplopteridium Walton
1970Diplopteridium Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
genusDiplopteridiumWalton 1931

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. †Diplopteridium Walton 1931
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†Diplopteridium teilianum Kidston 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Diet: C3 autotrophf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Modified: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Source: f = family
Reference: Stockmans 1968

Age range: Asbian or 339.90000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3United Kingdom (Wales) D. teilianum (34465)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) D. holdenii (23820)