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Protopteridium hostinense

Archaeopteridopsida - Archaeopteridales

Taxonomy
Protopteridium hostinense was named by Krejci (1880). It is not extant. It is the type species of Protopteridium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. pinnatum, P. thomsoni, P. thomsonii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Protopteridium hostinense Krejci

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumAneurophytophytaBold 1973
subphylumArchaeopteridophytina
classArchaeopteridopsidaTakhtajan 1978
orderArchaeopteridales
genusProtopteridiumKrejci 1880
specieshostinenseKrejci 1880

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.

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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: Early/Lower Givetian or 387.95000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian - Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Czechia (Bohemia) Protopteridium hostinense (27178)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Bohemia) Protopteridium hostinense (27157 27159)