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Onychiopsis goepperti

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Onychiopsis goepperti was named by Schenk (1871). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. antipodium, O. mantelli, O. tenuiloba
Entered
by B. Allen on 2022-02-03

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Onychiopsis goepperti Schenk
1889Thyrsopteris alata Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris angustiloba Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris bella Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris decurrens Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris densifolia Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris distans Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris elliptica Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris inaequipinnata Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris microloba Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris pachyrachis Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris pinnatifida Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris rarinervis Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris rhombifolia Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris rhombiloba Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris varians Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris virginica Fontaine
1919Onychiopsis goepperti Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
familyPolypodiaceae
genusOnychiopsisYokoyama 1895
speciesgoeppertiSchenk 1871

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.

†Onychiopsis goepperti Schenk 1871
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Invalid names: Thyrsopteris alata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris angustiloba Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris bella Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris decurrens Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris densifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris distans Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris elliptica Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris inaequipinnata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris microloba Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris pachyrachis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris pinnatifida Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris rarinervis Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris rhombifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris rhombiloba Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris varians Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris virginica Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
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: Early/Lower Cretaceous or 143.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Thyrsopteris elliptica (31934)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Thyrsopteris elliptica (32045) Thyrsopteris elliptica, Thyrsopteris pinnatifida (32047)