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Triphyllopteris lescuriana

Polypodiopsida - Filicales

Taxonomy
Cyclopteris lescuriana was named by Meek (1875). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Triphyllopteris lescuriana by Lesquereux (1955), Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Cyclopteris lescuriana Meek
1955Triphyllopteris lescuriana Lesquereux
1991Triphyllopteris lescuriana Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderFilicales
genusTriphyllopterisSchimper 1869
specieslescuriana(Meek 1875)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4India (Himachal Pradesh) Sphenopteridium sp. (224624)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4India (Jammu & Kashmir) Triphyllopteris lescuriana (229235 229236)
Visean346.7 - 330.3USA (West Virginia) Triphyllopteris lescuriana (26052 26053)
Visean346.7 - 330.3USA (Virginia) Triphyllopteris lescuriana (25632 26266 26350 26557 26558)
Visean346.7 - 330.3USA (Pennsylvania) Triphyllopteris lescuriana (25628 25693 25694 25721 25850 25999 26015)