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Ophioglossidae

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Ophioglossidae was named by Klinge (1882). It is extant.

It was assigned to Filicopsida by Kenrick and Crane (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Ophioglossidae Klinge p. 94
1997Ophioglossidae Kenrick and Crane

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
RankNameAuthor
subclassOphioglossidaeKlinge 1882
subclassOphioglossidaeKlinge 1882

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.

Subcl. Ophioglossidae Klinge 1882
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Or. Ophioglossales Link 1833
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Fm. Ophioglossaceae Martinov 1820
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Subfm. Botrychioideae Presl 1845
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G. Botrychium Swartz 1800
G. †Lycopodiacidites Potonié 1956
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†Lycopodiacidites minor Singh et al. 1964
†Lycopodiacidites subtriangulus Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Lycopodiacidites tortus Brenner 1963
Subfm. Ophioglossoideae Presl 1845
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G. †Ophioglossum Heer 1883
Invalid names: Mankyuoideae Grant and Dauphin [empty]
Or. Psilotales Prantl 1883
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Fm. Psilotaceae Griffith and Henfrey 1855
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G. Psilotum Swartz 1801
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†Psilotum inerme Newberry 1868
G. Tmesipteris Bernardi 1800
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†Tmesipteris alleni Lesquereux 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Griesbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 251.90200 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 250.5 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Norway Lycopodiacidites spp. (31361)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Lycopodiacidites keupperi (154455)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Lycopodiacidites baculatus (38397)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Lycopodiacidites rugulatus (31321)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Gujarat) Lycopodiacidites asperatus (227049 227057) Lycopodiacidites paucimurus, Lycopodiacidites asperatus, Lycopodiacidites subtriangulus (224785)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0India (Gujarat) Lycopodiacidites asperatus, Lycopodiacidites minor (32378)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Bahamas (Off-shore) Lycopodiacidites ambifoveolatus (142271 142273 142274)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5Bahamas (cat Island) Lycopodiacidites ambifoveolatus (140569)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) Lycopodiacidites baculatus (34141)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica (Seymour Island) Lycopodiacidites cerniidites (167469)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Alberta) Botrychium sp. (34887)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) Tmesipteris tasmanica (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Ophioglossaceae indet. (169007)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene28.4 - 11.608Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Botrychium sp. (169381)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Canada (Northwest Territories) Botrychium sp. (21371)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Massachusetts) Botrychium sp. (231796)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Botrychium dissectum (61887)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Tamil Nadu) Botrychium sp., Psilotum sp. (228849) Psilotum sp. (228848)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Botrychium sp. (93677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Botrychium sp. (168756)