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Lepidosigillaria

Lycopsida

Taxonomy
Lepidosigillaria was named by Kraeusel and Weyland (1949). It is not extant. Its type is Lepidosigillaria whitei.

It was assigned to Sigillariaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Lycopsida by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Species
L. quadrata, L. whitei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Lepidosigillaria Kraeusel and Weyland
1970Lepidosigillaria Andrews
1991Lepidosigillaria Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classLycopsida
genusLepidosigillariaKraeusel and Weyland 1949

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. †Lepidosigillaria Kraeusel and Weyland 1949
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Lepidosigillaria quadrata Danzé-Corsin 1965
Lepidosigillaria whitei Kraeusel and Weyland 1949
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 382.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) L. sp. (28286)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) L. sp. (20673 20945) L. whitei (20940 20951 20952)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2India (Jammu & Kashmir) L. quadrata (229234 229235 229236)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2India (Himachal Pradesh) L. quadrata (224624)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9India (Jammu & Kashmir) L. quadrata (229860)