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Rhacopteris circularis

Taxonomy
Rhacopteris circularis was named by Walton (1927). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Rhacopteris circularis Walton
1991Rhacopteris circularis Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusRhacopterisSchimper 1869
speciescircularisWalton 1927

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.

Rhacopteris circularis Walton 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Visean to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 346.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3United Kingdom (Wales) Rhacopteris circularis (34465)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4India (Himachal Pradesh) Rhacopteris circularis (224624)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Rhacopteris circularis (29161)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9India (Jammu & Kashmir) Rhacopteris circularis (229238)