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Lignophytia

Taxonomy
Lignophytia is an unranked clade.

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

Subtaxa
Protopityales, Spermatophytata
Sister taxa
Spermatophytata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Lignophytia Kenrick and Crane

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
RankNameAuthor
—Radiatopses
—Lignophytia
—Lignophytia

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.

Unr. †Lignophytia
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G. †Cardioneura Zalessky 1934
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†Cardioneura amadoca Zalessky 1934
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Supercl. †Magnolidra
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Cl. †Hamamelidopsida Kenrick and Crane 1997
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Invalid names: Hamamelidophyceae [replaced]
Invalid names: Gnetidra [empty]
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Supercl. †Coniferidra
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Invalid names: Pinidra [replaced]
Invalid names: Cordaitidra [empty]
Invalid names: Cycadatae [empty], Czekanowskiaceae [empty], Ginkgoatae [empty]
Fm. †Medullosaceae Göppert 1864
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G. †Colpoxylon Brongniart 1849
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†Colpoxylon aeduense Brongniart 1849
G. †Mariopteris Zeiller 1879
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†Mariopteris nervosa Brongniart 1879
G. †Myelopithys Corda 1845
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†Myelopithys medullosa Corda 1845
G. †Myelopteris Renault 1874
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†Myelopteris radiata Renault 1874
G. †Neuropteris Brongniart 1828
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†Neuropteris acutifolia Grewingk 1849
†Neuropteris castor Dawson 1882
G. †Porosus Cotta 1832
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†Porosus communis Cotta 1832
G. †Pseudomariopteris Danze-Corsin 1953
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G. †Stenzelia Goeppert 1864
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†Stenzelia elegans Cotta 1864
G. †Sutcliffia Scott 1906
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†Sutcliffia insignis Scott 1906
G. †Weissites Goeppert 1836
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†Weissites vescicularis Goeppert 1836
Subfm. †Whittleseyinae
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G. †Dolerotheca Halle 1933
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†Dolerotheca fertilis Renault 1933
Invalid names: Hydraspermaceae [empty]
Invalid names: Protopityales Walton 1957 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 358.86000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (253 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Virginia) Neuropteris antiqua (232405)
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3United Kingdom (Wales) Neuropteris antecedens (34465)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Utah) Neuropteris ampelina, Mariopteris muricata (11209)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) Mariopteris pottsvillea (12985 13015) Mariopteris pottsvillea, Mariopteris muricata (12694) Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Mariopteris pottsvillea (12984) Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Neuropteris ovata (12983)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Missouri) Neuropteris fimbrianta, Neuropteris scheuschzeri, Neuropteris jenneyi, Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris caudata, Neuropteris flexuosa, Neuropteris tenuifolia, Neuropteris trichomanoides, Neuropteris dilatata, Mariopteris mazoniana (12122)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Illinois) Mariopteris sp. (13511)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Canada (New Brunswick) Neuropteris eriana, Neuropteris selwyni, Neuropteris sp. (12421)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Pennsylvania) Neuropteris indet. (28294)
Carboniferous - Desmoinesian358.86 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Neuropteris caudata, Neuropteris elacerata, Neuropteris missouriensis, Neuropteris ovata, Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Mariopteris dicipiens, Mariopteris spiniosa, Mariopteris sphenopteroides (11196)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Canada (New Brunswick) Neuropteris corsini, Neuropteris pseudogigantea, Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Neuropteris tenuifolia, Mariopteris carnosa, Mariopteris hirta, Mariopteris latifolia (12696) Neuropteris flexuosa, Neuropteris pseudogigantea, Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Neuropteris tenuifolia (12722) Neuropteris pseudogigantea, Neuropteris corsini, Neuropteris tenuifolia, Neuropteris flexuosa, Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Mariopteris latifolia, Mariopteris carnosa, Mariopteris hirsuta, Mariopteris hirta, Mariopteris ribeyroni (12426) Neuropteris pseudogigantea, Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Neuropteris tenuifolia, Mariopteris carnosa, Mariopteris hirsuta, Mariopteris latifolia (12721) Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris tenuifolia, Mariopteris latifolia (12723) Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Neuropteris tenuifolia, Mariopteris ribeyroni (12724)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hunan) Neuropteris sp. 1 (29883)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangdong) Neuropteris sp. 1 (29825 29833)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) Neuropteris sp. 1 (29952)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Turkey Pseudomariopteris sp. 1 (30949)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (Dolomites) Neuropteris rutimeyeri (24699)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany Neuropteris remota (24820) Neuropteris schoenleiniana, Neuropteris remota (24814 24817)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany (Sud-Deutsche Senke) Neuropteris schoenleiniana, Neuropteris remota (24808)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Heilongjiang) Neuropteris sp. 1 (29578)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Hamamelididae HC21, Hamamelididae HC22 (48213) Ranunculidae HC227, Hamamelididae HC139 (48241 48244)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Canada (Alberta) Coniferophytatae indet. (22835)