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Zosterophyllopsida

Zosterophyllopsida

Taxonomy
Zosterophyllopsida was named by Foster and Gifford (1974) [Kenrick and Crane 1997 rank this as a plesion.].

It was assigned to Lycophytina by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Zosterophyllophyta by Doweld (2001).

Sister taxa
Cooksoniales, Zosterophyllales

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Zosterophyllopsida Foster and Gifford pp. 106, 110
1997Zosterophyllopsida Kenrick and Crane
2001Zosterophyllopsida Doweld p. iii

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumZosterophyllophytaBold 1973
RankNameAuthor
classZosterophyllopsidaFoster and Gifford 1974
classZosterophyllopsidaFoster and Gifford 1974

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.

Cl. †Zosterophyllopsida Foster and Gifford 1974
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G. †Barinophyton White 1905
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Or. †Cooksoniales Doweld 2001
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G. †Eocooksonia Doweld 2000
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Eocooksonia sphaerica Doweld 2000
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Invalid names: Cooksonella sphaerica Senkevitsch 1978 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Cooksonella Senkevitsch 1978 [replaced]
Unr. †Sawdoniales
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Invalid names: Barinophytaceae [empty], Gosslingiaceae [empty], Hsuaceae [empty], Sawdoniaceae [empty]
Or. †Zosterophyllales Bierhorst 1971
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G. †Swadonia Hueber 1971
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Swadonia ornata Dawson 1871
Invalid names: Renaliaceae Doweld 2001 [empty]
Invalid names: Zosterophyllophyceae [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 427.40000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) Zosterophyllales indet. (20754)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Kazakhstan (North of Lake Balkash) Cooksonella sp. (53659) Cooksonella sp., Cooksonella sphaerica (53656)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Kazakhstan (N of Lake Balkash) Cooksonella sp. (53609)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2China (Xinjiang) Junggaria spinosa (10931)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Canada (Nunavut) Zosterophyllales indet. (11429 11431 11491 11553 11721) Zosterophyllopsida indet. (11129 11130 11132 11133 11136 11139 11140 11216 11217)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Norway (Svalbard) Barinophyton sp. (21118)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Canada (Quebec) Barinophyton indet. (26082)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Barinophyton sp. (179176)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (New York) Barinophyton citrulliforme (14226)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Maine) Barinophyton richardsoni (21134)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Barinophyton citrulliforme, Barinophyton obscurum, Barinophyton spp. (20814) Barinophyton citrulliforme, Barinophyton sp., Barinophyton obscurum (31182) Barinophyton sp. (28291 28305 28329) Barinophyton sp., Barinophyton citrulliforme, Barinophyton obscurum (28174)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7USA (West Virginia) Barinophyton sibiricum (21198)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Namur) Barinophyton citrulliforme (32231 32235 32272 32278)