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Sphenopteridium dissectum

Taxonomy
Cyclopteris dissecta was named by Goeppert (1852). It is not extant. It is the type species of Sphenopteridium.

It was recombined as Sphenopteridium dissectum by Schimper (1874).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. brooksi, S. girtiyi, S. macconochiei, S. zaitzeffii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cyclopteris dissecta Goeppert
1874Sphenopteridium dissectum Schimper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusSphenopteridiumSchimper 1874
speciesdissectum(Goeppert 1852)

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.

†Sphenopteridium dissectum Goeppert 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Hastarian to the top of the Ivorian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian - Ivorian358.86 - 346.7Germany (Thuringia) Sphenopteridium dissectum (20975)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Utah) Sphenopteridium dissectum (11209)