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Sphenopteridae

Sphenopteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Sphenopteridae Dilcher et al. p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
familySphenopteridae

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.

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G. †Aranetzia Zalessky 1934
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†Aranetzia splendens Zalessky 1934
G. †Charnelia Frenguelli 1954
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†Charnelia dichotoma Frenguelli 1954
G. †Cheilanthites Goeppert 1836
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†Cheilanthites goepperti Dunker 1844
†Cheilanthites mantelli Brongniart 1829
G. †Dendraena Nemejc 1934
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†Dendraena pinnatilobata Nemejc 1934
G. †Dicranopteris Zalessky 1937
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†Dicranopteris regia Zalessky 1937
G. †Diplopteridium Walton 1931
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†Diplopteridium teilianum Kidston 1931
G. †Edraxylon Williamson 1872
G. †Gulpenia Gothan and Jongmans 1927
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†Gulpenia limburgensis Gothan and Jongmans 1927
G. †Heteropteris Potonie 1893
G. †Kaloxylon Williamson 1875
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†Kaloxylon hookeri Williamson 1875
G. †Lyginopteris Potonie 1897
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†Lyginopteris hoeninghausi Potonie 1897
†Lyginopteris oldhamia Binney 1866
G. †Macrosphenopteris Kidston 1887
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G. †Neurosphenopteris Zalessky 1907
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G. †Ovopteridium Behrend 1909
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G. †Ovopteris Potonie 1893
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†Ovopteris cremeriana Potonie 1893
G. †Palamophyllum Zalessky 1912
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†Palamophyllum cuneifolium Kutorga 1838
G. †Pseudobaiera Matthew 1906
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†Pseudobaiera mcintoshi Matthew 1906
G. †Pseudosphenopteris Grand'Eury 1877
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G. †Rhodeites Nemejc 1937
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†Rhodeites gutbieri Ettingshausen 1854
G. †Saropteris Chirkova 1937
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†Saropteris rossica Chirkova 1937
G. †Spathulopteris Kidston 1923
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†Spathulopteris obovata Lindley and Hutton 1923
G. †Sphenopteris Sternberg 1825
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†Sphenopteris baileyana Tenison-Woods 1898
†Sphenopteris bindrabunensis Feistmantel 1876
†Sphenopteris corrugata Newberry 1868
†Sphenopteris egyptiaca Emmons 1857
†Sphenopteris elaminata Sharma 1975
†Sphenopteris elegans Brongniart 1822
†Sphenopteris essinghii Andrae 1866
†Sphenopteris hislopii Oldham and Morris 1863
†Sphenopteris hymenophylloides Brongniart 1828
†Sphenopteris imbricata Sharma 1969
†Sphenopteris latiloba Fontaine 1889
†Sphenopteris membranosa Feistmantel 1876
†Sphenopteris polymorpha Feistmantel 1876
†Sphenopteris pottsvillea Gastaldo and Boersma 1983
†Sphenopteris rajmahalensis Sahni and Rao 1934
†Sphenopteris sanjuliensis Cantrill and Nagalingum 2005
†Sphenopteris specifica Feistmantel 1876
†Sphenopteris tiruchirapalliense Sukh-Dev and Rajanikanth 1988
†Sphenopteris wadiai Sitholey 1944
G. †Sturia Nemejc 1934
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†Sturia amoena Stur 1934
G. †Tetrameridium Gothan 1913
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†Tetrameridium caducum Gothan 1913
G. †Urnatopteris Kidston 1884
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†Urnatopteris tenella Brongniart 1829
G. †Volkelia Solms-Laubach 1896
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†Volkelia refracta Goeppert 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Diet: C3 autotrophf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Modified: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Source: f = family
Reference: Stockmans 1968

Age range: base of the Middle Givetian to the top of the Campanian or 383.00000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (639 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.7 - 382.4Belgium (Ronquieres) Sphenopteris brabantica (32216)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Belgium (Brabant) Sphenopteris brabantica (32214)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7USA (West Virginia) Sphenopteris sp. (21198)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Ireland Sphenopteris hookeri, Sphenopteris humphresiana (32230)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Namur) Sphenopteris flaccida (32232 32236 32272 32273) Sphenopteris flaccida, Sphenopteris boozensis, Sphenopteris modavensis, Sphenopteris mailleuxii (32278) Sphenopteris flaccida, Sphenopteris boozensis, Sphenopteris mourloni (32276) Sphenopteris flaccida, Sphenopteris maillieuxi, Sphenopteris olnensis (32274) Sphenopteris flaccida, Sphenopteris modavensis (32279) Sphenopteris modavensis (32234)
Hastarian - Ivorian358.9 - 346.7Germany (Thuringia) Sphenopteris filiformis (20975)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7France (SC Massif Central) Sphenopteris sp. (21362)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Sphenopteris strigosa (28007)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9United Kingdom (Wales) Sphenopteris obfalcata, Lyginopteris bermudensiformis, Diplopteridium teilianum, Spathulopteris ettingshausenii, Spathulopteris clavigera (34465)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Sphenopteris preslesensis, Gulpenia limburgensis (13511)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6USA (Virginia) Sphenopteris lobata (106317)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Antarctica Sphenopteris sanjuliensis (150511)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Sphenopteris sp. (150633 150634 150635 150637)
Late/Upper Albian - Cretaceous105.3 - 66.0Antarctica Sphenopteris sp. (32476)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Cenomanian99.6 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Sphenopteris stricta (32030)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (British Columbia) Sphenopteris stricta (32096)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Australia (Queensland) Sphenopteris sp. (21115)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) Sphenopteris hollicki (35176 35177 35203)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Sphenopteris burlingi (35093)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Sphenopteris sp. (150237)