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Hepaticae (liverwort)

Hepaticae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Hepaticae Knowlton
1967Hepaticae Jain and Delevoryas
1985Hepaticae Lapasha and Miller
1993Hepaticae McIver and Basinger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryophyta
classHepaticae
classHepaticae

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. Hepaticae [liverwort]
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G. †Aporothallus Krasilov 1973
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†Aporothallus ladyzhenskajae Krasilov 1973
G. †Hepaticites Walton 1925
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†Hepaticites foliata Pant and Basu 1981
†Hepaticites kashmirensis Mehta and Goswami 1962
†Hepaticites kidstoni Walton 1925
†Hepaticites nidpurensis Pant and Basu 1978
†Hepaticites pantii Bose and Pal 1982
†Hepaticites riccardioides Pant and Basu 1981
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G. Hygrophyla Taylor and MacKay 1836
G. Marchantia Linnaeus 1753
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Marchantia androgyna Linnaeus 1753
Marchantia chenopoda Linnaeus 1753
Marchantia conica Linnaeus 1753
Marchantia cruciata Linnaeus 1753
†Marchantia lignitica Brown 1962
†Marchantia pealei Knowlton 1908
Marchantia polymorpha Linnaeus 1753
Marchantia tenella Linnaeus 1753
G. †Marchantiolites Lundblad 1954
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†Marchantiolites blairmorensis Brown and Robison 1976
†Marchantiolites porosus Lundblad 1954
G. †Marchantites Brongniart 1849
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†Marchantites sesannensis Brongniart 1849
†Marchantites sinuatus Saporta 1865
G. †Preissites Knowlton 1894
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†Preissites wardi Knowlton 1894
†Preissites wardii Knowlton 1894
Fm. †Ricciaceae Smith 1972
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G. †Reboulisporites Zamaloa and Romero 1990
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†Reboulisporites fuegiensis Zamaloa and Romero 1990
G. Riccia Linnaeus 1753
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†Riccia chitaleyii Sheikh and Kapgate 1982
Riccia crystallina Linnaeus 1753
Riccia fluitans Linnaeus 1753
Riccia glauca Linnaeus 1753
Riccia minima Linnaeus 1753
G. †Ricciocarpus Corda 1829
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†Ricciocarpus natans Corda 1829
G. †Ricciopsis Radchenko 1956
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†Ricciopsis obrutschevii Neuberg 1956
G. †Ricciopsis Lundblad 1954
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†Ricciopsis florinii Lundblad 1954
†Ricciopsis grandensis Cladera et al. 2007
G. †Striatothallus Krasilov 1973
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†Striatothallus adnicanicus Krasilov 1973
G. †Thallites Walton 1925
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†Thallites erectus Leckenby 1864
G. †Trambauathallites Banerji 1988
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†Trambauathallites sukhpurensis Bose and Banerji 1984
G. †Zlivisporis Pacltová 1964
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†Zlivisporis asper Srivastava 1972
†Zlivisporis blanensis Pacltova 1961
†Zlivisporis reticulatus Playford 1971
Invalid names: Rouseisporites Pocock 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 422.70000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 419.62 Ma

Collections (271 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62China (Xinjiang) Thallites indet. (10931)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Hepaticites devonicus (14295)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Thallites dichopleurus (12920)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Russian Federation Ricciopsis sp. 1 (30731)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51Brazil (Parana) Thallites sp. 1 (29500)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51Brazil (Sao Paulo) Thallites sp. 1 (29492)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India (Madhya Pradesh) Hepaticites sp. 1, Hepaticites sp. 2, Hepaticites sp. 3, Hepaticites sp. 4 (30173)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Gansu) Thallites sp. 1 (29975)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Brazil Thallites sp. 1 (29494)
Induan251.902 - 249.9Russian Federation Hepaticites sp. 1 (30545)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7India (Madhya Pradesh) Hepaticites foliata, Hepaticites metzgerioides, Hepaticites nidpurensis, Hepaticites riccardioides (30132)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Kyrgyzstan Thallites sp. 1 (30273)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Ukraine Hepaticites sp. 1 (30953)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) Marchantites sp. (23002)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Argentina (Mendoza) Thallites sp. (84244)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Japan (Yamaguchi) Hepaticites sp. 1 (30209)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3South Africa (Eastern Cape) Marchantites sp. (23131 23259 23263) Thallites sp. (23004 23086 23317) Thallites sp., Marchantites sp. (23142 23143)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Fujian) Thallites sp. 1 (29781)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Russian Federation Thallites sp. 1 (30742)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.4China (Liaoning) Thallites sp. 1 (29981)