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Pteropsida
Taxonomy
Pteropsida is a class.
It was assigned to Tracheophyta by Hickey (1977); and to Pteridophyta by Retallack (1981).
It was assigned to Tracheophyta by Hickey (1977); and to Pteridophyta by Retallack (1981).
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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. †Pteropsida
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G. †Dichotospermum Stockmans and Williere 1961
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†Dichotospermum ramosum Stockmans and Williere 1956
Subcl. †Filicinae
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G. †Corsinopteris Doweld 2001
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†Corsinopteris petschorica Doweld 2001
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Invalid names: Orthotheca petschorica Fefilova 1973 [objective synonym]
†Corsinopteris saraepontana Doweld 2001
†Corsinopteris saraepontanus Doweld 2001
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Invalid names: Danaeites saraepontanus Stur 1885 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Orthotheca Corsin 1951 [replaced]
G. †Pecopteris Brongniart 1822
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Subg. †Pecopteris (Alethopteris) Sternberg 1825
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†Alethopteris branneri White 1913
†Alethopteris lobifolia Schimper 1828
†Alethopteris lonchiticus Schlotheim 1804
†Alethopteris roesserti Presl 1838
†Alethopteris valida Boulay 1876
†Alethopteris whitbyensis Göppert 1876
†Alethopteris whitneyi Newberry 1876
†Pecopteris affinis McClelland 1850
†Pecopteris arctica Heer 1883
†Pecopteris borealis Brongniart 1828
†Pecopteris buhsei Engelhardt 1891
†Pecopteris concinna Presl 1881
†Pecopteris cycloloba Newberry 1861
†Pecopteris filatovae Sixtel 1962
†Pecopteris geyleriana Nathorst 1890
†Pecopteris lobata Oldham 1863
†Pecopteris montanensis Fontaine 1892
†Pecopteris pennaeformis Brongniart 1822
†Pecopteris rarinervis Fontaine 1883
†Pecopteris sepulta Newberry 1882
†Pecopteris sulziana Brogniart 1828
†Pecopteris totangensis Colani 1920
G. †Jidopteris Koidzumi 1936
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†Jidopteris manchurica Kawasaki 1931
Invalid names: Pecopteridium Kawasaki 1934 [replaced]
G. †Pseudopecopteris Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Rhodea Presl 1838
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†Rhodea subpetiolata Potonié 1889
†Rhodea tenuis Gothan 1913
†Rhodea trichomanoides Brongniart 1829
G. †Verreticulisporis Krutzsch 1959
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†Verreticulisporis eoverrucosus Krutzsch 1959
†Verreticulisporis giganteus Danzé and Laveine 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections (640 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Devonian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Rhodea sp. (24509) | |
| Famennian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Rhodea indet. (28329) | |
| Hastarian - Ivorian | Germany (Thuringia) | Rhodea sp. (20975) | |
| Tournaisian | USA (Virginia) | Rhodea sp. (21202) | |
| Tournaisian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | P. Foliage 1 (10676) P. Stem 1, P. Foliage 1 (10672) | |
| Mississippian | USA (West Virginia) | Alethopteris decurrens (12985) Alethopteris parva, Alethopteris decurrens (12694) Pecopteris sp. (12983 12984) | |
| Mississippian | USA (Missouri) | Pecopteris unita, Pecopteris lesquereuxii, Pecopteris dentata (12122) | |
| Mississippian | USA (Illinois) | Alethopteris lonchitica (13511) | |
| Mississippian | India (Jammu & Kashmir) | Rhodea subpetiolata (229234 229235 229236) | |
| Mississippian | India (Himachal Pradesh) | Rhodea subpetiolata, Rhodeopteridium tenuis (224624) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | India (Tamil Nadu) | Alethopteris whitbyensis (224646) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Alethopteris lobifolia, Alethopteris whitbyensis (224642) | |
| Tithonian | United Kingdom (England) | Pecopteris indet. (100655) | |
| Berriasian | Spain | Sturiella oblonga (65288 65289 65291) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | USA (Wyoming) | Pecopteris Geyleriana (34837 34839 34841) Pecopteris Geyleriana, Pecopteris borealis (34865) | |
| Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | Belgium (Hainaut) | Pecopteris conybeari, Alethopteris sp., Pecopteris sp. (22645) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian | Antarctica | Pecopteris sp. (150274) | |
| Oligocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Pecopteris buhsei (141997) | |
| Neogene | China (Yunnan) | Pecopteris totangensis (224533) | |
| MN 6 - MN 7 + 8 | Switzerland (Zürich) | Pecopteris sp. (46258) | |