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Raniganjia bengalensis

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales

Taxonomy
Actinopteris bengalensis was named by Feistmantel (1876). It is not extant. Its type locality is Raniganj, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Raniganj Formation of India.

It was recombined as Raniganjia bengalensis by Rigby (1963), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Synonyms
  • Actinopteris indica was named by Srivastava (1955). It is not extant. Its type locality is Raniganj, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Raniganj Formation of India.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Raniganjia bengalensis by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Actinopteris bengalensis Feistmantel
1955Actinopteris indica Srivastava
1963Raniganjia bengalensis Rigby
1976Raniganjia bengalensis Lakhanpal et al.
1991Raniganjia bengalensis Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
RankNameAuthor
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
genusRaniganjiaRigby 1963
speciesbengalensis(Feistmantel 1876)

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.

Raniganjia bengalensis Feistmantel 1876
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Invalid names: Actinopteris indica Srivastava 1955 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Longtanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India Actinopteris bengalensis, Actinopteris indica (30166)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India (Jharkhand) Raniganjia bengalensis (224650)
Longtanian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Australia (Queensland) Raniganjia bengalensis (36982)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (Odisha) Raniganjia bengalensis (225416)