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Cheirolepidiaceae

Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Cheirolepidiaceae Turutanova-Ketova p. 249
1984Cheirolepidiaceae Meyen p. 90
1994Cheirolepidiaceae Upchurch et al.
2007Cheirolepidiaceae Barbacka et al. p. 341
2008Cheirolepidiaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2022Cheirolepidiaceae Vera et al.
2023Cheirolepidiaceae Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyCheirolepidiaceaeTurutanova-Ketova 1963
familyCheirolepidiaceaeTurutanova-Ketova 1963

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.

Fm. †Cheirolepidiaceae Turutanova-Ketova 1963
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G. †Classopollis Pflug 1953
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Classopollis alexi Burger 1965
Classopollis anasillos Filatoff 1975
Classopollis brasiliensis Herngreen 1975
Classopollis indicus Maheshwari 1974
Classopollis intrareticulatus Volkheimer 1972
Classopollis klausi Boltenhagen 1976
Classopollis maljawkineae Boltenhagen 1976
Classopollis meyeriana de Jersey 1973
Classopollis minor Pocock and Jansonius 1961
Classopollis patagonicus De Benedetti et al. 2023
Classopollis perplexus Boltenhagen 1976
Classopollis pflugii Pocock and Jansonius 1961
Classopollis simplex Reiser and Williams 1969
Classopollis torosus Burger 1965
Invalid names: Corollina Maljavkina 1949 [synonym]
G. †Cupressinocladus Seward 1919
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G. †Dicheiropollis Trevisan 1971
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Dicheiropollis etruscus Trevisan 1971
G. †Frenelopsis Schenk 1869
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Frenelopsis gracilis Newberry 1895
Frenelopsis hoheneggeri Schenk 1869
Frenelopsis parceramosa Fontaine 1889
Frenelopsis ramosissima Fontaine 1889
Frenelopsis varians Fontaine 1893
G. †Hirmeriella Hörhammer 1933
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Hirmeriella muensteri Schenk 1867
Hirmeriella rhatoliassica Hörhammer 1933
Invalid names: Cheirolepis Schimper 1870 [replaced]
G. †Pararaucaria Wieland 1935
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Pararaucaria delfueyoi Escapa et al. 2013
Pararaucaria patagonica Wieland 1935
G. †Pseudofrenelopsis Nathorst 1893
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Pseudofrenelopsis felixi Nathorst 1893
G. †Watsoniocladus Srinivasan 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Lopingian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 259.51000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (844 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Tanzania Cupressinocladus sp. 1 (30940)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Frenelopsis hoheneggeri (205132)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Israel Corollina torosa (31476)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary Cheirolepis sp. (24667)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China (Xizang) Hirmeriella sp. 1 (30039)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Italy (L'Aquila) Corollina classoides, Corollina meyeriana, Corollina sp. (196764)
Norian227.3 - 205.7China (Xizang) Hirmeriella sp. 1 (30062)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Poland (Śląskie) Classopollis sp. (132933)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Tajikistan Cupressinocladus sp. 1 (30910)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Poland (Slaskie) Hirmeriella muensteri (85500)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina (Chubut) Classopollis sp. 2 (136554)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Corollina sp. (236779 236783 236785 236787 236788 236794 236795 236796 236799 236800 236801 236802 236808 236812 236814 236825 236827 236831 236832 236834 236835 236840 236846 236849 236850 236852 236887 236890)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Classopollis sp. 1 (149975 240548)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) Classopollis spp. (231960 231961 231962 231963 232024 232056)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Corollina sp. (237412)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Classopollis sp. (71074)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Corollina sp. (236726 236728 236816 236817)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Corollina spp. (237085 237086 237089)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Corollina sp. (236731 236777)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Georgia) Corollina spp. (236535)