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Senftenbergia

Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae

Taxonomy
Senftenbergia was named by Corda (1845). It is not extant. Its type is Senftenbergia elegans.

It was assigned to Schizaeaceae by Andrews (1970), Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species
S. elegans (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-04-11; modified by B. Allen on 2020-04-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Senftenbergia Corda
1970Senftenbergia Andrews
1976Senftenbergia Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderSchizaeales
familySchizaeaceaeKaulfuss
genusSenftenbergiaCorda 1845

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. †Senftenbergia Corda 1845
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Senftenbergia elegans Corda 1845
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: base of the Namurian to the top of the Kungurian or 330.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian - Serpukhovian358.86 - 323.4USA (Illinois) S. sp. (23914)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Indiana) S. pennaeformis (12668)
Namurian - Carboniferous330.3 - 298.9USA (Illinois) S. sp. (21209)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4USA (Illinois) S. sp. (11189)
Permian - Carboniferous298.9 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) S. sp. (11195)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4India (Telangana) S. plumosa, S. sp. (224611)