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Schopfia

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Schopfia was named by Banerjee (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Schopfia oblongata.

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

Species
S. oblongata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Schopfia Banerjee
1991Schopfia Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
RankNameAuthor
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusSchopfiaBanerjee 1971

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. †Schopfia Banerjee 1971
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†Schopfia oblongata Banerjee 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Lopingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India S. oblongata (30166)