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Peltaspermales

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Peltaspermales Delevoryas p. 365
1981Peltaspermales Retallack
1984Peltaspermales Meyen p. 89
1987Peltaspermales Holmes
2001Peltaspermales Doweld p. xvi
2008Peltaspermales Taylor et al. p. 1028

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumPeltaspermophyta
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979

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.

Or. †Peltaspermales Delevoryas 1979
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Fm. †Cardiolepidaceae Meyen 1977
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G. †Nucicarpus Neuburg 1965
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†Nucicarpus piniformis Neuberg 1965
G. †Phylladoderma Zalessky 1914
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†Phylladoderma arberi Zalessky 1914
Fm. †Leuthardtiaceae Doweld 2001
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G. †Arberophyllum Doweld 2000
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Invalid names: Glossophyllum Kraeusel 1943 [replaced]
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G. †Matatiella Anderson and Anderson 2003
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†Matatiella dejerseyi Bomfleur et al. 2011
†Matatiella rosetta Anderson and Anderson 2003
G. †Townrovia Retallack 1981
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†Townrovia petasata Townrow 1965
†Townrovia polaris Bomfleur et al. 2011
Fm. †Peltaspermaceae Harris 1937
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G. †Aipteris Zalessky 1934
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†Aipteris speciosa Zalessky 1939
G. †Angaridium Zalessky 1950
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†Angaridium bardense Zalessky 1933
G. †Angaropteridium Zalessky 1932
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†Angaropteridium cardiopteroides Schmalhausen 1932
G. †Antevsia Harris 1937
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†Antevsia zeilleri Nathorst 1908
G. †Anthicocladus Zalessky 1937
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†Anthicocladus fimbriatus Zalessky 1937
G. †Autunia Krasser 1921
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†Autunia milleryensis Renault 1896
G. †Callipterianthus Roselt 1962
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G. †Callipteris Brongniart 1849
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†Callipteris conferta Sternberg 1833
G. †Edyndella Mogutcheva 1973
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†Edyndella nikuzae Dobruskina 1995
G. †Hissarella Sixtel 1966
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†Hissarella schamolensis Sixtel 1966
G. †Kirjamkenia Prynada 1970
G. †Laskovskia Zalessky 1939
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†Laskovskia flabellata Zalessky 1939
G. †Lepidopteris Schimper 1869
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†Lepidopteris africana Du Toit 1927
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Invalid names: Lepidopteris haizeri Dobruskina 1980 [synonym]
†Lepidopteris ferganensis Sixtel 1962
†Lepidopteris indica Bose and Srivastava 1972
†Lepidopteris parvula Sixtel 1962
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Invalid names: Lepidopteris madagascariensis Carpentier 1975 [synonym], Lepidopteris natalensis Thomas 1933 [synonym]
G. †Madygenia Sixtel 1956
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†Madygenia asiatica Sixtel 1956
G. †Madygenopteris Sixtel 1956
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G. †Odontopteris Brongniart 1825
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†Odontopteris brardii Brongniart 1825
G. †Pachydermophyllum Thomas and Bose 1955
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†Pachydermophyllum dubium Burges 1935
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Invalid names: Reinitsia incisa Jones and de Jersey 1947 [synonym]
†Pachydermophyllum papillosum Thomas and Bose 1955
G. †Peltaspermum Harris 1937
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†Peltaspermum bornemannii Kustatscher et al. 2007
†Peltaspermum madygenicum Dobruskina 1980
†Peltaspermum rotula Harris 1937
G. †Pseudoodontopteris Grand'Eury 1877
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G. †Pterispermostrobus Stopes 1914
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G. †Reinitsia Walkom 1932
G. †Scytophyllum Bornemann 1856
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†Scytophyllum bergeri Bornemann 1856
†Scytophyllum pinnatum Sixtel 1962
†Scytophyllum waehneri Stur 1886
G. †Stiphorus Meyen [1982]
G. †Tatarina Meyen 1969
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†Tatarina olferievii Meyen 1969
G. †Tersiella Radczenko 1960
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†Tersiella beloussovae Radczenko 1960
G. †Uralophyllum Kryshtofovich and Prynada 1933
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†Uralophyllum krascheninnikovii Kryshtofovich and Prinada 1933
†Uralophyllum magnifolium Sixtel 1962
†Uralophyllum petiolatum Sixtel 1962
†Uralophyllum radczenkoi Sixtel 1962
†Uralophyllum ramosum Sixtel 1962
G. †Vittaephyllum Dobruskina 1975
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†Vittaephyllum bifurcatum Sixtel 1962
†Vittaephyllum brickianum Dobruskina 1975
†Vittaephyllum hirsutum Sixtel 1962
G. †Permotheca Zalessky 1929
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†Permotheca sardykensis Zalessky 1929
G. †Pseudocallipteris Grand'Eury 1877
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G. †Syniopteris Zalessky 1929
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†Syniopteris nesterenkoi Zalessky 1929
Fm. †Umkomasiaceae Petriella 1981
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G. †Harrisiothecium Lundblad 1961
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Invalid names: Harrisia Lundblad 1950 [replaced]
G. †Nidia Bose and Srivastava 1973
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†Nidia ovalis Bose and Srivastava 1973
G. †Nidistrobus Bose and Srivastava 1973
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†Nidistrobus harrisiana Bose and Srivastava 1973
G. †Pachypteris Brongniart 1828
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†Pachypteris auriculata Passalia 2007
†Pachypteris brevipinnata Feistmantel 1876
†Pachypteris crassa Townrow 1965
†Pachypteris elegans Archangelsky 1966
†Pachypteris gangapurensis Sukh-Dev and Rajanikanth 1988
†Pachypteris haburensis Bose et al. 1982
†Pachypteris holdenii Bose and Roy 1968
†Pachypteris indica Oldham and Morris 1863
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Invalid names: Dichopteris ellorensis Feistmantel 1879 [synonym], Palissya bhoojoorensis Feistmantel 1876 [synonym]
†Pachypteris lanceolata Brongniart 1829
G. †Pteroma Harris 1964
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†Pteroma thomasi Harris 1964
G. †Ptilozamites Nathorst 1878
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†Ptilozamites davidovii Sixtel 1962
†Ptilozamites elegans Sixtel 1962
†Ptilozamites heeri Nathorst 1878
†Ptilozamites nilssonii Nathorst 1878
†Ptilozamites sandbergeri Schenk 1866
†Ptilozamites tenuis Oishi 1932
G. †Rhaphidopteris Barale 1972
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Invalid names: Stenopteris Saporta 1872 [replaced]
G. †Rhexoxylon Bancroft 1913
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†Rhexoxylon africanum Bancroft 1913
Fm. †Vetlugospermaceae Naugolnykh 2012
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G. †Navipelta Karasev 2009
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†Navipelta resinifera Karasev 2009
G. †Vetlugospermum Naugolnykh 2012
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†Vetlugospermum rombicum Naugolnykh 2012
G. †Xenopteris Weiss 1870
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†Xenopteris brardi Brongniart 1828
Invalid names: Autuniaceae Doweld 2001 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Early/Lower Cretaceous or 358.90000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (676 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Utah) Odontopteris sp. (11209)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (New Brunswick) Pterispermostrobus bifurcatus (12421)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Odontopteris antiqua (13094)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Spain Odontopteris sp. (11185 11186)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Odontopteris schlotheimii (13146) Odontopteris subcuneata (13145)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Colorado) Odontopteris mccoyensis (11183)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Odontopteris subcuneata (11197 12668)
Carboniferous - Permian358.9 - 251.902USA (Arizona) Callipteris C. flabellifera, Odontopteris schlotheimii (10750) Callipteris arizonae, Callipteris raymondi, Callipteris sp., Callipteris conferta (11999)
Carboniferous - Permian358.9 - 251.902USA (West Virginia) Callipteris lyratifolia, Callipteris diabolica, Callipteris currettiensis, Callipteris conferta (13191)
Bashkirian - Gzhelian323.2 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Callipteris scheibei, Callipteris flabellifera, Odontopteris sp., Callipteris conferta (11175) Odontopteris excelsa (24649)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France Rhaphidopteris fragilis (24440)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Pachypteris desmomera (24425 24429 24433) Rhaphidopteris fragilis (24427 24439) Rhaphidopteris fragilis, Pachypteris desmomera (24422 24428 24434)
Tithonian - Hauterivian152.1 - 129.4Antarctica Pachypteris sp. 1 (29348)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian150.8 - 139.8France Pachypteris lanceolata (24515)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Australia (Victoria) Pachydermophyllum austropapillosum (33743)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Telangana) Pachypteris gangapurensis (229218)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Pachypteris indica (32382 32383 32384 32386 32389) Pachypteris sp. (229219) Palissya bhoojoorensis (224877 226841)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0India (Gujarat) Pachypteris holdenii, Pachypteris elegans (32378)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Argentina (Chubut) Pachypteris auriculata, Pachypteris crassa (150880)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Pachypteris crassa (150634)