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Stellatheca

Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae

Taxonomy
Stellatheca was named by Danzea (1956). It is not extant. Its type is Stellatheca latiloba.

It was assigned to Osmundaceae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Stellatheca Danzea
1970Stellatheca Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyOsmundaceaeBerchtold and Presl
genusStellathecaDanzea 1956

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. †Stellatheca Danzea 1956
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†Stellatheca latiloba Danze 1956
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Invalid names: Pecopteris lyratifolia Goeppert and Lesquereux 1880 [replaced]
†Stellatheca ornata Lesquereux 1884
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Invalid names: Pecopteris halli Lesquereux and Langford 1958 [replaced], Pecopteris ornata Lesquereux 1884 [replaced], Pecopteris solida Lesquereux and Langford 1963 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Westphalian to the top of the Kasimovian or 318.70000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Illinois) S. sp. (11190)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Illinois) S. sp. (11189)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) S. latiloba, S. ornata (33462)