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Sphenolepis kurriana

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxodiaceae

Taxonomy
Thuites kurrianus was named by Dunker (1846). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Sphenolepidium kurrianum by Heer (1881); it was recombined as Sphenolepis kurriana by Schenk (1871), Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. choffati

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Thuites kurrianus Dunker
1871Sphenolepis kurriana Schenk
1881Sphenolepidium kurrianum Heer
1889Sphenolepidium parceramosum Fontaine
1889Sphenolepidium virginicum Fontaine
1889Taxodium denticulatum Fontaine
1889Taxodium expansum Fontaine
1889Taxodium fastigiatum Fontaine
1895Glyptostrobus fastigiatus Ward
1919Sphenolepis kurriana Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
RankNameAuthor
orderPinales
familyTaxodiaceaeSaporta 1865
genusSphenolepis
specieskurriana(Dunker 1846)

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.

†Sphenolepis kurriana Dunker 1846
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Invalid names: Glyptostrobus fastigiatus Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenolepidium parceramosum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenolepidium virginicum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Taxodium denticulatum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Taxodium expansum Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Aptian or 125.77000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Sphenolepidium parceramosum (34837 34865)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Sphenolepis kurriana (28006)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Portugal Sphenolepis kurriana (73574 73584)