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Sporangites

Taxonomy
Sporangites was named by Dawson (1863). It is not extant. Its type is Sporangites papillata.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. papillata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Sporangites Dawson
1970Sporangites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusSporangitesDawson 1863

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. †Sporangites Dawson 1863
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†Sporangites papillata Dawson 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Devonian to the top of the Westphalian A or 393.30000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Ohio) S. huronensis (51855)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Ohio) S. huronensis (74950 74951)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Indiana) S. huronensis (21033 21034 21038 21039)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Kentucky) S. huronensis (20976 20977 21028 21029 21031 21032 21035 21036 21037 21041 21042 21043)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (New Brunswick) S. acuminata (12421)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) S. glabra, S. papillata (13145)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (New Brunswick) S. acuminata (122728)