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Pecopteridium pluckenetii

Pteropsida

Taxonomy
Pecopteris pluckenetii was named by Schlotheim (1825). It is not extant. It is the type species of Pecopteridium.

It was recombined as Pecopteridium pluckenetii by Picquenard (1922).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. sullivanti
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Pecopteris pluckenetii Schlotheim
1922Pecopteridium pluckenetii Picquenard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPteropsida
subclassFilicinae
genusPecopteridiumPicquenard 1922
speciespluckenetii(Schlotheim 1825)

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.

†Pecopteridium pluckenetii Schlotheim 1825
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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: Carboniferous or 358.86000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Pecopteris pluckenetii (13145)