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Calamites
Taxonomy
Calamites was named by Suckow (1784). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Calamites radiatus.
It was assigned to Calamitales by Tidwell et al. (1992); and to Calamitaceae by Jennings (1980), Dilcher et al. (2005) and Chatterjee et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Calamitales by Tidwell et al. (1992); and to Calamitaceae by Jennings (1980), Dilcher et al. (2005) and Chatterjee et al. (2013).
Species
C. (Mesocalamites), C. aliwalensis, C. goepperti, C. radiatus (type species), C. suckowii, C. undulatus
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1784 | Calamites Suckow p. 121 |
| 1980 | Calamites Jennings p. 154 |
| 1992 | Calamites Tidwell et al. p. 1018 |
| 2005 | Calamites Dilcher et al. p. 159 |
| 2013 | Calamites Chatterjee et al. |
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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. †Calamites Suckow 1784
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†Calamites aliwalensis Anderson and Anderson 1985
†Calamites goepperti Ettingshausen 1854
†Calamites radiatus Brongniart 1828
†Calamites suckowii Brongniart 1828
†Calamites undulatus Sternberg 1825
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Pendleian to the top of the Middle Aalenian or 326.40000 to 171.60000 Ma
Collections (236 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastarian - Noginian | Egypt | C. sp. (13109) | |
| Mississippian | USA (Missouri) | C. ramosus artis (12122) | |
| Mississippian | USA (Utah) | C. cistiiformis, C. hesperius (11209) | |
| Mississippian | USA (Georgia) | C. sp. (12698) | |
| Mississippian | USA (Illinois) | Mesocalamites cistiiformis (13511) | |
| Mississippian | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | C. sp. (28015 28018 28020 28021) | |
| Mississippian | USA (West Virginia) | Mesocalamites sp. (13015 13016) Mesocalamites sp., Mesocalamites cistii, Mesocalamites suckowii, C. radiatus (12694) | |
| Mississippian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | C. cistii, C. undulatus (13094) | |
| Mississippian | USA (Kentucky) | C. sp. (13593) | |
| Mississippian | Canada (New Brunswick) | C. suckowi, C. sp. (12421) C. transitionis (13089) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | China (Jilin) | C. sp. 1 (29826) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Xinjiang) | C. sp. 1 (29801 29834 30017 30069) | |
| Spathian - Anisian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | C. aliwalensis (14368 14372 14373 20654 20655 20660 20665 20682 20686 20687 20689 20692 20693 20694 20696) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | USA (Arizona) | C. sp. (34888) | |
| Ladinian | Germany | C. merianii (24817) C. mesozoicus (24820) | |
| Carnian | Antarctica | C. aliwalensis (207741) | |
| Carnian | USA (Virginia) | Calamites indet. (68953) | |
| Rhaetian | China (Guizhou) | C. sp. 1 (30007) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany | C. guembelii, C. hoerensis (24837) | |
| Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian | United Kingdom (England) | C. rotifer (24235) | |