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Lepidodendron aculeatum

Lepidodendrales - Lepidodendraceae

Taxonomy
Lepidodendron aculeatum was named by Sternberg (1820).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Lepidodendron aculeatum Sternberg
2005Lepidodendron aculeatum Dilcher et al. p. 155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumLycophyta
orderLepidodendrales
RankNameAuthor
familyLepidodendraceae
genusLepidodendronSternberg 1820
speciesaculeatumSternberg 1820

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.

Lepidodendron aculeatum Sternberg 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Mississippian to the top of the Westphalian D or 330.90000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (West Virginia) Lepidodendron aculeatum (12694)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Lepidodendron aculeatum (13094)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (New Brunswick) Lepidodendron aculeatum (13089)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Utah) Lepidodendron aculeatum (11209)
Tournaisian - Serpukhovian358.9 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Lepidodendron aculeatum (23920)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Lepidodendron aculeatum (12919 23933 24652)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Lepidodendron aculeatum (13145)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Kentucky) Lepidodendron aculeatum (11203)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Lepidodendron aculeatum (11197)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Alabama) Lepidodendron aculeatum (28982 28985 28991 28992 31028 31030 31031 31032 31034 31035)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Lepidodendron aculeatum (12697 12700)
Late/Upper Mississippian - Early/Lower Pennsylvanian330.9 - 315.2USA (Arizona) Lepidodendron aculeatum (92397)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Kentucky) Lepidodendron aculeatum (33316)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Lepidodendron aculeatum (10885 10886 10889)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Lepidodendron aculeatum (10756)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Alabama) Lepidodendron aculeatum (81525)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Indiana) Lepidodendron aculeatum (11198 11199 32636)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Indiana) Lepidodendron aculeatum (10731 10732)