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Pothocites

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Archaeocalamitaceae

Taxonomy
Pothocites was named by Paterson (1844). It is not extant. Its type is Pothocites grantonii.

It was assigned to Angiospermae by Andrews (1970); and to Archaeocalamitaceae by CĂșneo and Escapa (2006).

Species
P. grantonii (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Pothocites Paterson
1970Pothocites Andrews
2006Pothocites CĂșneo and Escapa p. 167

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
RankNameAuthor
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
familyArchaeocalamitaceae
genusPothocitesPaterson 1844

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. †Pothocites Paterson 1844
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Pothocites grantonii Paterson 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4France P. sp. (10659)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) P. grantoni (34470 34471)