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Ephedrites

Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales - Ephedraceae

Taxonomy
Ephedrites was named by Göppert and Berendt (1845). It is not extant. Its type is Ephedrites johnianus.

It was assigned to Gnetaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Ephedraceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
E. johnianus (type species), E. vernonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Ephedrites Göppert and Berendt
1919Ephedrites Knowlton
1970Ephedrites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
RankNameAuthor
orderEphedrales
familyEphedraceae
genusEphedritesGöppert and Berendt 1845

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. †Ephedrites Göppert and Berendt 1845
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Ephedrites johnianus Goeppert and Berendt 1845
Ephedrites vernonensis Fontaine 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5France E. antiquus (24396)