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Myriotheca

Taxonomy
Myriotheca was named by Zeiller (1883). It is not extant. Its type is Myriotheca desaillyi.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. arnoldi, M. desaillyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Myriotheca Zeiller pp. 177-207
1970Myriotheca Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusMyriothecaZeiller 1883

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. †Myriotheca Zeiller 1883
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†Myriotheca arnoldi Pfefferkorn et al. 1971
†Myriotheca desaillyi Zeiller 1883
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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Canada (New Brunswick) M. desaillyi (12426 12696)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4USA (Illinois) M. sp. (11189)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) M. arnoldi (33462)