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Musci
Taxonomy
Musci is a class.
It was assigned to Bryophyta by Knowlton (1919), Knowlton (1926), McIver and Basinger (1993).
It was assigned to Bryophyta by Knowlton (1919), Knowlton (1926), McIver and Basinger (1993).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1919 | Musci Knowlton |
| 1926 | Musci Knowlton |
| 1985 | Rhizomuscites Yawale and Sakundarwar |
| 1993 | Musci McIver and Basinger |
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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. †Musci
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Or. Bryales
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Fm. Brachytheiaceae
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Fm. Bryaceae
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G. Bryum Linnaeus 1753
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Bryum aciculare Linnaeus 1753
Bryum albidum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum apocarpum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum argenteum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum caespiticium Linnaeus 1753
Bryum capillare Linnaeus 1753
Bryum carneum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum extinctorium Linnaeus 1753
Bryum flexuosum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum glaucum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum heteromallum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum hypnoides Linnaeus 1753
Bryum murale Linnaeus 1753
Bryum paludosum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum pellucidum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum pomiforme Linnaeus 1753
Bryum pulvinatum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum pyriforme Linnaeus 1753
Bryum rurale Linnaeus 1753
Bryum scoparium Linnaeus 1753
Bryum squarrosum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum striatum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum subulatum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum tortuosum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum trichodes Linnaeus 1753
Bryum truncatulum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum undulatum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum verticillatum Linnaeus 1753
Bryum viridulum Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Grimmiaceae
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Fm. Hypnaceae
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G. Hypnum Linnaeus 1753
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Hypnum abietinus Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum acacioides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum adiantoides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum aduncum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum alopecurum Linnaeus 1753
†Hypnum brownii Kirchner 1898
Hypnum bryoides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum clavellatum Linnaeus 1753
†Hypnum coloradense Brown 1962
†Hypnum columbianum Penhallow 1890
Hypnum commutatum Hedwig 1801
Hypnum complanatum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum crispum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum cristacastrensis Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum cupressiforme Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum curtipendulum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum cuspidatum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum delicatulum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum dendroides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum denticulatum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum filicinum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum fluitans Hedwig 1801
Hypnum illecebrum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum julaceum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum loreum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum lucens Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum myofuroides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum ornithopodioides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum parietinum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum praelongum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum proliferum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum purum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum recurvans Schwegler 1896
Hypnum revalvens Swartz 1878
†Hypnum richardsoni Holzinger 1903
Hypnum riparium Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum rutabulum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum sciuroides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum scorpioides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum sericeum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum serpens Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum spinaeforme Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum squarrosum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum taxifolium Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum triquetrum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum undulatum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum velutinum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum viticulosum Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Polytrichaceae
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G. Polytrichum Linnaeus 1753
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Polytrichum alpinum Linnaeus 1753
Polytrichum commune Linnaeus 1753
†Polytrichum florissanti Knowlton 1916
Polytrichum urnigerum Linnaeus 1753
Invalid names: Rhizomuscites Yawale and Sakundarwar 1985 [nomen nudum]
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 Kungurian to the top of the Miocene or 283.30000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 274.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 274.4 Ma
Collections (32 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kungurian | Russian Federation | M. sp. (197912) | |
| Roadian | Russian Federation | Intia sp. 1 (30800 30845 30856) Intia sp. 1, Intia sp. 2 (30851 30852 30858) Intia sp. 1, Intia sp. 2, Intia sp. 3 (30848 30849 30853) Intia sp. 1, Intia sp. 2, Intia sp. 3, Intia sp. 4 (30855) Intia sp. 1, Intia sp. 2, Intia sp. 3, Intia sp. 4, Intia sp. 5 (30846 30847) | |
| Roadian - Capitanian | Russian Federation | Intia sp. 1 (30801) | |
| Wordian - Capitanian | Russian Federation | Intia sp. 1 (30863 30864 30872) Intia sp. 1, Intia sp. 2 (30873) Intia sp. 1, Intia sp. 2, Intia sp. 3, Intia sp. 4 (30862) | |
| Capitanian - Wuchiapingian | Russian Federation | Intia sp. 1 (30877 30880 30883 30884) Intia sp. 1, Intia sp. 2 (30879) | |
| Paleocene | USA (Colorado) | Hypnum coloradense (52870) | |
| Paleogene | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Rhizomuscites deccani (224606) | |
| Priabonian | Canada (British Columbia) | Hypnum columbianum (121480) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Archaeomnium brownii (24209) | |
| Miocene | USA (Washington) | Archaeomnium patens (224391) Polytrichites spokanensis (224390) | |
| Langhian | China (Fujian) | Leucobryum sp. (220273) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan | USA (Indiana) | Bryum sp. (18320) |