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Raniganjia bengalensis
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).
It was recombined as Raniganjia bengalensis by Rigby (1963), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chandra and Tewari (1991).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1876 | Actinopteris bengalensis Feistmantel |
| 1955 | Actinopteris indica Srivastava |
| 1963 | Raniganjia bengalensis Rigby |
| 1976 | Raniganjia bengalensis Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Raniganjia bengalensis Chandra and Tewari |
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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
No measurements are available
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 |
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| Wordian - Lopingian | India | Actinopteris bengalensis, Actinopteris indica (30166) | |
| Wordian - Lopingian | India (Jharkhand) | Raniganjia bengalensis (224650) | |
| Longtanian - Changhsingian | Australia (Queensland) | Raniganjia bengalensis (36982) | |
| Lopingian | India (Odisha) | Raniganjia bengalensis (225416) |