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Zosterophyllum myretonianum

Taxonomy
Zosterophyllum myretonianum was named by Penhallow (1892). It is not extant. It is the type species of Zosterophyllum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Zosterophyllum myretonianum Penhallow
1937Zosterophyllum myretonianum Lang p. 248
1997Zosterophyllum myretonianum Kenrick and Crane

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumLycophytina
RankNameAuthor
genusZosterophyllumPenhallow 1892
speciesmyretonianumPenhallow 1892

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.

†Zosterophyllum myretonianum Penhallow 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Lochkovian or 423.00000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2Ukraine Zosterophyllum myretonianum (14147)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Ukraine (Podolia) Zosterophyllum myretonianum (52702)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Zosterophyllum myretonianum (26755 26756 26757)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Russian Federation (Siberia) Zosterophyllum myretonianum (60395)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3China (Sichuan) Zosterophyllum myretonianum (10907)