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Lobatopteris

Pteropsida

Taxonomy
Lobatopteris was named by Wagner (1958). It is not extant. Its type is Lobatopteris vestita.

It was assigned to Filicinae by Andrews (1970).

Species
L. vestita (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. geinitzii, L. viannae
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-10; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Lobatopteris Wagner
1970Lobatopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPteropsida
subclassFilicinae
genusLobatopterisWagner 1958

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. †Lobatopteris Wagner 1958
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†Lobatopteris vestita Lesquereux 1958
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 Bashkirian to the top of the Autunian or 323.40000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Türkiye L. vestita (28299)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Indiana) L. vestita (10729 10730 10732 10736 10738)
Stephanian C300.9 - 300.3Portugal L. viannae (25373)
Autunian298.9 - 283.3United Kingdom (Scotland) L. geinitzii (25381)