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Lepidophloios laricinus

Lepidodendrales - Lepidodendraceae

Taxonomy
Lepidodendron laricinum was named by Sternberg (1820).

It was recombined as Lepidophloios laricinus by Dilcher et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Lepidodendron laricinum Sternberg
2005Lepidophloios laricinus Dilcher et al. p. 157

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumLycophyta
orderLepidodendrales
RankNameAuthor
familyLepidodendraceae
genusLepidophloiosSternberg 1825
specieslaricinus(Sternberg 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.

Lepidophloios laricinus 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 Westphalian to the top of the Atokan or 318.70000 to 312.80000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Lepidophloios laricinus (12668)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Lepidophloios laricinus (12697 12700)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Alabama) Lepidophloios laricinus (28982 28984 28985 28987 28988 28989 28990 28991 28992 31028 31029 31031 31034 31035)
Morrowan - Atokan323.2 - 312.8USA (Colorado) Lepidophloios laricinus (11205)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9Canada (Nunavut) Lepidophloios laricinus (111663 111667)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Alabama) Lepidophloios laricinus (81525)