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Scopus

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Scopus was named by Benecke (1976). Its type is Scopus gibbosus.

It was assigned to Glossopteridales by Benecke (1976).

Species
S. confertus, S. didiscus, S. gibbosus (type species), S. obscurus
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. xenopus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Scopus Benecke pp. 104-105 figs. figs. 42, 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
RankNameAuthor
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusScopus

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.

G. †Scopus Benecke 1976
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†Scopus confertus Benecke 1976
†Scopus didiscus Benecke 1976
†Scopus gibbosus Benecke 1976
†Scopus obscurus Benecke 1976
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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) S. gibbosus, S. confertus, S. didiscus, S. obscurus (39077)