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Selenocarpus

Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae

Taxonomy
Selenocarpus was named by Schenk (1866). It is not extant. Its type is Selenocarpus muensterianus.

It was assigned to Gleicheniaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. muensterianus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Selenocarpus Schenk
1970Selenocarpus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyGleicheniaceaePresl
genusSelenocarpusSchenk 1866

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. †Selenocarpus Schenk 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Middle Aalenian or 201.40000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Romania S. sp. (31097)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (England) S. muensterianus (24235)