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Svalbardia

Taxonomy
Svalbardia was named by Hoeg (1942). Its type is Svalbardia polymorpha.

It was assigned to Psilophytophyta by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Svalbardia Hoeg
1970Svalbardia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumPsilophytophyta
genusSvalbardiaHoeg 1942

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. †Svalbardia Hoeg 1942
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†Svalbardia avelinesiana Stockmans 1968
†Svalbardia banksii Matten 1981
†Svalbardia polymorpha Hoeg 1942
†Svalbardia scotica Chaloner 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 385.90000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Norway (Svalbard) S. sp., S. polymorpha (21137)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31United Kingdom (Scotland) S. scotica (10704 23632)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) S. banksii (20781)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.95 - 379.0Belgium S. avelinesiana (32216)
Givetian - Late/Upper Devonian387.95 - 358.86United Kingdom (Scotland) S. scotica (23633)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Belgium (Brabant) S. avelinesiana (32214)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Belgium (Brabant) S. avelinesiana (32215)
Late/Upper Givetian - Late/Upper Devonian383.4 - 358.86United Kingdom (Scotland) S. scotica (23634)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0USA (New York) S. banksii (20777)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') S. polymorpha (40713)
Late/Upper Devonian - Devonian382.31 - 358.86Canada (Alberta) Svalbardia indet. (23275)