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Psalixochlaena

Taxonomy
Psalixochlaena was named by Holden (1960). It is not extant. Its type is Rachiopteris cylindrica.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. cylindrica
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. berwickensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Psalixochlaena Holden
1970Psalixochlaena Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
genusPsalixochlaenaHolden 1960

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. †Psalixochlaena Holden 1960
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†Psalixochlaena cylindrica Williamson 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Westphalian A or 358.86000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) P. berwickensis (10657)
Namurian - Westphalian A330.3 - 316.9Spain (Leon) P. cylindrica (37358)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) P. cylindrica (37369 37376 37382)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium P. cylindrica (37495)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Germany P. cylindrica (37501)