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Palaeospiroxylon

Coniferales

Taxonomy
Palaeospiroxylon was named by Prasad and Chandra (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeospiroxylon heterocellularis.

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

Species
P. heterocellularis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Palaeospiroxylon Prasad and Chandra
1991Palaeospiroxylon Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
genusPalaeospiroxylonPrasad and Chandra 1980

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. †Palaeospiroxylon Prasad and Chandra 1980
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Palaeospiroxylon heterocellularis Prasad and Chandra 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Lopingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India P. sp. 1 (30166)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (West Bengal) P. heterocellularis (229959)