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Cheirophyllum

Cordaitales

Taxonomy
Cheirophyllum was named by Pant and Singh (1978). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cordaitales by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Palmatophyllites Maithy
1970Palmatophyllites Andrews
1976Palmatophyllites Lakhanpal et al.
1978Cheirophyllum Pant and Singh
1991Cheirophyllum Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumConiferophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderCordaitalesScott 1909
genusCheirophyllumPant and Singh 1978

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. †Cheirophyllum Pant and Singh 1978
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Cheirophyllum lacerata Feistmantel 1882
Invalid names: Palmatophyllites Maithy 1965 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Jharkhand) Noeggerathiopsis lacerata (226925) Palmatophyllites lacerata (225321)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India C. lacerata (30145)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Madhya Pradesh) C. sp. 1 (30149)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3Brazil (Santa Catarina) Palmatophyllites sp. 1 (29469)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4India (Madhya Pradesh) Noeggerathiopsis lacerata (225351)