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Giridia

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Phyllothecaceae

Taxonomy
Giridia was named by Pant et al. (1981). It is not extant. Its type is Giridia indica.

It was assigned to Phyllothecaceae by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Species
G. indica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Giridia Pant et al.
1991Giridia Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
familyPhyllothecaceae
genusGiridiaPant et al. 1981

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. †Giridia Pant et al. 1981
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†Giridia indica Pant et al. 1981
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: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Kungurian or 293.52000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India G. indica (30145)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4India G. sp. 1 (30159)