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Filicales

Polypodiopsida - Filicales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Filicales Knowlton
1941Filicales MacGinitie
1961Filicales Chandler p. 51
1962Filicales Chandler p. 19
1963Filicales Chandler p. 30
1977Filicales Hickey
1982Filicales Holmes
1985Filicales Lapasha and Miller
1995Filicales McLoughlin et al.
2024Filicales Yuan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderFilicales
orderFilicales

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.

Or. †Filicales
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G. †Aspidistes Harris 1961
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†Aspidistes thomasi Harris 1961
G. †Botrychiopsis Kurtz 1894
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†Botrychiopsis validum Feistmantel 1876
G. †Cuticulatopteris Pant and Misra 1983
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†Cuticulatopteris polymorpha Pant and Misra 1983
G. †Damudopteris Pant and Khare 1974
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†Damudopteris bengalensis Chandra and Rigby 1983
G. †Damudosorus Pant and Misra 1977
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†Damudosorus raniganjensis Pant and Misra 1977
†Damudosorus searsolensis Pant and Misra 1977
G. †Dichopteris Zigno 1864
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†Dichopteris visianica Zigno 1864
G. †Dichotomopteris Maithy 1974
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†Dichotomopteris asansolioides Pant and Misra 1983
†Dichotomopteris falcata Maithy 1974
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Invalid names: Asplenium whitbyense Heer 1921 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis lindleyana Crookshank 1935 [synonym], Cladophlebis roylei Arber 1901 [synonym]
†Dichotomopteris major Feistmantel 1881
†Dichotomopteris ovata Maithy 1977
Fm. Dicksoniaceae Schomb 1849
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G. †Acanthopteris Sze 1931
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†Acanthopteris acutata Samylina 1972
†Acanthopteris alata Fontaine 1905
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Invalid names: Cladophlebidium alatum Prynada 1938 [synonym]
†Acanthopteris onychioides Vassilevskaja and Kara-Mursa 1956
†Acanthopteris szei Cao 1984
Invalid names: Birisia Samylina 1972 [synonym]
G. Calochlaena Turner and White 1988
G. †Cibotiidites Potonié 1956
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†Cibotiidites auriculatus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1998
†Cibotiidites bettianus Srivastava 1977
G. †Cyatheacidites Potonié 1956
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†Cyatheacidites annulata Cookson 1947
†Cyatheacidites annulatus Cookson 1947
†Cyatheacidites botuliformis Dettmann 1986
†Cyatheacidites granulosus Singh et al. 1964
†Cyatheacidites pulcher Potonié and Sah 1960
†Cyatheacidites tectifera Archangelsky and Gamerro 1965
†Cyatheacidites verrucosus Singh et al. 1964
G. Dicksonia L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
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Invalid names: Anemia stricta Newberry 1895 [synonym]
†Dicksonia montanensis Fontaine 1905
†Dicksonia munda Dawson 1885
†Dicksonia oregonensis Fontaine 1905
†Dicksonia pachyphylla Fontaine 1905
†Dicksonia rajmahalensis Sharma 1971
†Dicksonia saportana Heer 1876
†Dicksonia speciosa Sharma 1975
G. †Kylikipteris Harris 1961
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†Kylikipteris argula Lindley and Hutton 1961
G. Lophosoria Presl 1847
G. †Tchaunia Samy'lina and Filippova 1970
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†Tchaunia tchaunensis Samy'lina and Filippova 1970
G. †Tinpaharia Jacob 1943
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†Tinpaharia sinuosa Jacob 1943
G. †Trilites Erdtman and Couper 1947
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†Trilites annulata Cookson 1947
†Trilites australis Cookson 1947
†Trilites comaumensis Cookson 1953
†Trilites densiverrucosus Menendez 1968
†Trilites fasolae Archangelsky 1972
†Trilites grandis Cookson 1947
†Trilites komkraalensis Scott 1976
†Trilites kopukuensis Couper 1960
†Trilites neddeni Cookson 1947
†Trilites ornamentalis Cookson 1947
†Trilites parvallatus Krutzsch 1959
†Trilites perverrucatus Ramanujam 1967
†Trilites reticulata Cookson 1947
†Trilites scabratus Ramanujam 1967
†Trilites tuberculiformis Cookson 1947
†Trilites verrucatus Couper 1953
†Trilites volkheimerii Filatoff 1975
†Trilites wolfgangii Sajjadi and Playford 2003
Invalid names: Dicksoniaceaesporites Biswas 1962 [nomen nudum], Thyrsopterideae [empty]
G. †Dictyostelopteris Vishnu-Mittre 1959
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†Dictyostelopteris fasciosteleoides Vishnu-Mittre 1959
†Dictyostelopteris jacobii Vishnu-Mittre 1959
†Dictyostelopteris rajmahalense Vishnu-Mittre 1959
G. †Dizeugotheca Archangelsky and de la Sota 1960
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†Dizeugotheca waltonii Archangelsky and de la Sota 1960
G. †Eleganopteris Mogucheva 1969
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†Eleganopteris tripannata Mogucheva 1969
G. †Filicoamyelon Bohra and Sharma 1979
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†Filicoamyelon actinostachyoides Bohra and Sharma 1979
†Filicoamyelon cryptogrammoides Bohra and Sharma 1979
G. †Gondwanidium Gothan 1927
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†Gondwanidium indicum Maithy 1965
†Gondwanidium validum Feistmantel 1876
G. †Hymenophyllites Göppert 1836
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†Hymenophyllites alatus Geinitz 1855
†Hymenophyllites bunburyanus Oldham and Morris 1863
†Hymenophyllites thallyformis Lesquereux 1870
G. †Hyrcanopteris Kryshtofovich and Prinada 1933
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†Hyrcanopteris sevanensis Kryshtofovich and Prinada 1933
G. †Leleopteris Srivastava and Chandra 1982
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†Leleopteris ovata Srivastava and Chandra 1982
†Leleopteris srivastavae Surange 1966
G. †Lontzenia Stockmans and Williere 1953
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†Lontzenia diplotmematoides Stockmans and Williere 1953
G. †Neomariopteris Maithy 1974
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†Neomariopteris barakarensis Srivastava 1978
†Neomariopteris hughesi Feistmantel 1881
†Neomariopteris khanii Maithy 1977
†Neomariopteris lobifolia Morris 1845
G. †Newberryana Berry 1910
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†Newberryana rigida Newberry 1895
G. †Oleandridium Schimper 1869
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†Oleandridium stenoneuron Schimper 1869
G. †Palmatopteris Potonie 1893
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†Palmatopteris furcata Brongniart 1893
G. †Pantea Chitaley and Yawale 1978
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†Pantea mohgaonse Chitaley and Yawale 1978
G. †Pantopteris Chandra and Rigby 1983
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†Pantopteris gracilis Lele 1962
G. †Paradoxopteris Hirmer 1927
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†Paradoxopteris stromeri Hirmer 1927
G. †Parsorophyllum Lele 1969
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G. †Prakashites Chitaley and Yawale 1978
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†Prakashites mohgaoense Chitaley and Yawale 1978
G. †Pterisorus Rothwell and Stockey 2006
G. †Raphaelia Debey and Ettingshausen 1859
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†Raphaelia diamensis Seward 1911
†Raphaelia neuropteroides Debey and Ettingshausen 1859
G. †Rhizomopteris Schimper 1869
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†Rhizomopteris ballii Feistmantel 1877
†Rhizomopteris chakshu Ganju 1947
†Rhizomopteris lycopodioides Schimper 1869
†Rhizomopteris sahnii Gupta 1954
G. †Saaria Remy 1953
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†Saaria weissi Schimper 1869
G. †Saarotheca Remy 1953
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G. †Santhalea Maithy 1977
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†Santhalea bansloiensis Maithy 1977
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Invalid names: Leleopteris raniganjensis Srivastava and Chandra 1982 [synonym]
G. †Sarcopteris Renault 1883
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†Sarcopteris bertrandi Renault 1883
G. †Scaphidopteris Renault 1883
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†Scaphidopteris gilliotti Renault 1883
G. †Sermaya Eggert and Delevoryas 1967
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†Sermaya biseriata Eggert and Delevoryas 1967
G. †Solenostelopteris Kershaw 1910
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†Solenostelopteris jurassica Bohra and Sharma 1979
†Solenostelopteris nipanica Vishnu-Mittre 1959
†Solenostelopteris sahnii Vishnu-Mittre 1959
G. †Stormbergia Seward 1911
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†Stormbergia gardneri Seward 1911
G. †Stramineopteris Little et al. 2006
G. †Tigrisporites Klaus 1960
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G. †Triphyllopteris Schimper 1869
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†Triphyllopteris collombiana Schimper 1869
G. †Trithecopteris Pant and Misra 1977
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†Trithecopteris gondwanensis Pant and Misra 1977
G. †Weichselia Stiehler 1857
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†Weichselia ludovicae Stiehler 1857
†Weichselia reticulata Stokes and Webb 1824
Invalid names: Weichseliaceae Zimmermann 1959 [empty]
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 Kinderhookian to the top of the Holocene or 358.86000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 351.9 Ma

Collections (712 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Virginia) Triphyllopteris uberis (21003 21008)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Virginia) Triphyllopteris sp. (232405)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9USA (Virginia) Triphyllopteris sp. (14212)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Pennsylvania) Triphyllopteris latilobata (26018) Triphyllopteris sp. (28090)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Canada (Nova Scotia) Hymenophyllites furcatus (13094) Triphyllopteris minor (28858) Triphyllopteris virginiana (28764)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4India (Himachal Pradesh) Sphenopteridium sp. (224624)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4India (Jammu & Kashmir) Triphyllopteris lescuriana (229235 229236)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4France Hymenophyllites sp. (10659)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Palmatopteris furcata (11197 12668)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Palmatopteris furcata (12697 12700)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Alabama) Palmatopteris furcata (28984 28985 28987 28988 28989 28990 28992 31028 31029 31030 31031 31032 31033 31034 31035)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Hymenophyllites pentadactyla (13145)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Spain (Malpica) Palmatopteris membranacea (28379)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Peru Triphyllopteris boliviana (34126)
Visean346.7 - 330.3USA (West Virginia) Triphyllopteris latilobata, Triphyllopteris rarinervis, Triphyllopteris lescuriana (26053) Triphyllopteris lescuriana (26052)
Visean346.7 - 330.3USA (Virginia) Triphyllopteris alleghanensis, Triphyllopteris virginiana, Triphyllopteris lescuriana (25632) Triphyllopteris lascuriana, Triphyllopteris latilobata, Triphyllopteris rarinervis (26016) Triphyllopteris latilobata (26344) Triphyllopteris lescuriana (26266 26350 26557 26558) Triphyllopteris lesuriana, Triphyllopteris latilobata, Triphyllopteris virginiana, Triphyllopteris rarinervis, Triphyllopteris biloba (26265)
Visean346.7 - 330.3USA (Pennsylvania) Triphyllopteris latilobata, Triphyllopteris biloba, Triphyllopteris lescuriana (25999) Triphyllopteris latilobatus (26017) Triphyllopteris lescuriana (25628 25693 25694 25721 25850 26015) Triphyllopteris sp. (24555 24557)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Argentina (La Rioja) Botrychiopsis weissiana (108150)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9India (Jammu & Kashmir) Palmatopteris furcata (229231)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Palmatopteris furcata (10889)