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Mitrospermum

Pinopsida - Cordaitanthales - Cordaitanthaceae

Taxonomy
Mitrospermum was named by Arber (1910). It is not extant. Its type is Mitrospermum compressum.

It was assigned to Cordaitales by Andrews (1970); and to Cordaitanthaceae by Meyen (1984).

Species
M. compressum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Mitrospermum Arber
1970Mitrospermum Andrews
1984Mitrospermum Meyen p. 90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
RankNameAuthor
orderCordaitanthales
familyCordaitanthaceae
genusMitrospermumArber 1910

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. †Mitrospermum Arber 1910
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Mitrospermum compressum Williamson 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Stephanian or 358.90000 to 300.40000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) M. bulbosum (10657)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Kentucky) M. compressum (13593)
Namurian - Westphalian A330.9 - 316.9Spain (Leon) M. sp. (37358)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium M. sp. (37495)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) M. compressum (37359 37369 37376)
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.7 - 314.6Germany M. compressum (37506)
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4USA (Ohio) M. vinculum (21263)