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Scopus didiscus

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Scopus didiscus was named by Benecke (1976). Its type specimen is N-Lk 317 a, (PB 056). Its type locality is Loskop, which is in a Changhsingian delta plain shale in South Africa.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. xenopus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Scopus didiscus Benecke pp. 106-107 figs. fig. 81

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

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.

†Scopus didiscus Benecke 1976
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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) Scopus didiscus (type locality: 39077)