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Sphenophyllum emarginatum

Equisetopsida - Sphenophyllales

Taxonomy
Sphenophyllites emarginatus was named by Brongniart (1822). It is not extant. It is the type species of Sphenophyllum, Sphenophyllites.

It was recombined as Sphenophyllum emarginatum by Koenig (1825).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Sphenophyllites emarginatus Brongniart
1825Sphenophyllum emarginatum Koenig

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
orderSphenophyllalesSeward 1898
genusSphenophyllumKönig 1825
speciesemarginatum(Brongniart 1822)

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.

Sphenophyllum emarginatum Brongniart 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Kungurian or 358.86000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (12984)
Carboniferous - Desmoinesian358.86 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (11196)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Alabama) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (28984 28985 28987 28988 28992 31028 31029 31031 31033 31034 31035)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Spain (Malpica) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (28379)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (West Virginia) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (12672)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Canada (New Brunswick) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (12426 12696 12721 12723 12724)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (13145)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (11197 12668)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA Sphenophyllum emarginatum (13272)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (10886 10889)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6Türkiye Sphenophyllum emarginatum (28300)
Podolskian - Carboniferous311.46 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (11193)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Indiana) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (10727 10729 10730 10736)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Missouri) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (21278)
Westphalian D - Moscovian309.8 - 307.0USA (Oklahoma) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (21275)
Westphalian D - Khamovnikian309.8 - 304.8Germany (Saarland) Sphenophyllum emarginatum (32504)
Autunian - Kungurian298.9 - 274.4Spain Sphenophyllum emarginatum (25892)