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Schizaeales

Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales

Taxonomy
Schizaeales was named by Jud (2011). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by I (2016).

It was assigned to Polypodiopsida by Jud (2011); and to Polypodiidae by I (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Schizaeales Jud
2016Schizaeales I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderSchizaeales
orderSchizaeales

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. Schizaeales Jud 2011
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Fm. Anemiaceae Link 1841
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G. Anemia Swartz 1806
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Anemia elongata Newberry 1863
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Invalid names: Anemia haydenii Lesquereux 1871 [synonym], Anemia perplexa Hollick 1898 [synonym]
Anemia eocenica Berry 1916
Anemia fremonti Knowlton 1917
Anemia gracillima Lesquereux 1883
Anemia hesperia Knowlton 1916
Anemia occidentalis Knowlton 1917
Anemia poolensis Chandler 1955
Anemia robusta Hollick 1902
Anemia subcretacea Gard. and Ett. 1880
Anemia supercretacea Hollick 1902
G. †Palaeomohria Archangelsky 2009
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Palaeomohria patagonica Archangelsky 2009
G. Appendicisporites Weyland and Greifeld 1953
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Appendicisporites distocarinatus Dettmann and Playford 1968
Appendicisporites ethmos Delcourt and Sprumont 1959
Appendicisporites giganticus Groot and Groot 1962
Appendicisporites insignis Chlonova 1983
Appendicisporites tricornitatus Weyland and Greifeld 1953
Appendicisporites unicus Markova 1961
G. †Convolutispora Hoffmeister et al. 1955
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Convolutispora perfecta Kumaran 1980
Fm. Lygodiaceae Roem 1840
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G. Lygodium Swartz 1800 [climbing fern]
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Lygodium binervatum Lesquereux 1869
Lygodium coloradensis Knowlton 1930
Lygodium compactum Lesquereux 1868
Lygodium dentoni Lesquereux 1875
Lygodium dinmorphyllum Churchill 1969
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Invalid names: Lygodium neuropteroides Lesquereux 1870 [synonym]
Lygodium marvinei Lesquereux 1875
Lygodium poolensis Chandler 1955
Lygodium prestwichii Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
Lygodium trichomanoides Lesquereux 1874
G. †Nodosisporites Dettmann and Clifford 1992
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Nodosisporites macrobaculatus Archangelsky and Llorens 2005
G. †Plicatella Maljavkina 1949
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Plicatella baqueroensis Davies 1985
Plicatella pseudotripartita Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
Plicatella trichacantha Maljavkina 1949
Plicatella tricornitata Potonié 1960
G. †Ruffordiaspora Dettmann and Clifford 1992
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Ruffordiaspora australiensis Dettmann and Clifford 1992
Ruffordiaspora cardielensis Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
Ruffordiaspora crassiterminatus Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
Ruffordiaspora ludbrookiae Dettmann and Clifford 1992
Ruffordiaspora ticoensis Archangelsky et al. 2008
Fm. †Schizaeaceae Kaulfuss
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G. †Acrostichopteris Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Baieropsis denticulata Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
Acrostichopteris expansa Fontaine 1889
Acrostichopteris fimbriata Knowlton 1907
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Invalid names: Acrostichopteris densifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Baieropsis foliosa Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
Acrostichopteris parvifolia Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Acrostichopteris parcelobata Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Baieropsis longifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. †Baieropsis Fontaine 1889
G. †Cicatricosisporites Potonie and Gelletich 1933
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Cicatricosisporites annulatus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
Cicatricosisporites apicanalis Phillips and Felix 1971
Cicatricosisporites baqueroensis Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
Cicatricosisporites claricanalis Phillips and Felix 1971
Cicatricosisporites dorogensis Potonie and Gelletich 1933
Cicatricosisporites eocenicus Jansonius and Hill 1976
Cicatricosisporites ethmos Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
Cicatricosisporites giganteus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
Cicatricosisporites hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Cicatricosisporites hughesi Dettmann 1963
Cicatricosisporites kashmiriensis Ghosh and Lukose 1967
Cicatricosisporites ludbrookiae Dettmann et al. 1987
Cicatricosisporites microstriatus Jardiné and Magloire 1965
Cicatricosisporites mohrioides Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Cicatricosisporites nuni Horowitz 1975
Cicatricosisporites pramparoana Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
Cicatricosisporites sewardi Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Cicatricosisporites ticoensis Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
Cicatricosisporites wakkachuensis Ghosh and Lukose 1967
G. †Cicatricososporites Pflug and Thomson 1953
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Cicatricososporites decussatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Cicatricososporites eocenicus Jansonius and Hills 1976
G. †Klukisporites Couper 1958
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Klukisporites apunctus Venkatachala et al. 1968
Klukisporites foveolatus Pocock 1965
Klukisporites labiatus Baldoni and Archangelsky 1983
Klukisporites lacunus Filatoff 1975
Klukisporites neovariegatus Filatoff 1975
Klukisporites punctatus Venkatachala 1968
Klukisporites scaberis Dettmann 1963
Klukisporites tuberosus Archangelsky 1983
Klukisporites variegatus Couper 1958
Klukisporites venkatachalae Tripathi 1990
G. †Lygodiumsporites Potonié 1956
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Lygodiumsporites edelii Mathur and Chopra 1982
Lygodiumsporites eocenicus Dutta and Sah 1970
Lygodiumsporites lakiensis Sah and Kar 1969
G. †Microfoveolatosporites Nakoman 1966
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G. †Mintopteris Radforth and Walton 1960
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Mintopteris hirsuta Radforth and Walton 1960
G. Mohria Swartz 1806
G. †Mohriopsis Appert 1973
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Mohriopsis plastica Appert 1973
G. †Neyvelia Thiergart and Frantz 1963
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Neyvelia riedeli Thiergart and Frantz 1963
G. †Norimbergia Gothan 1914
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Norimbergia braunii Goeppert 1914
G. †Pastoria Thiergart and Frantz 1963
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Pastoria schizoneura Thiergart and Frantz 1963
G. †Pelletieria Seward 1913
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Pelletieria valdensis Seward 1913
G. †Pelletixia Watson and Hill 1982
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Pelletixia amelguita Skog 1982
G. †Protornithopteris Reed 1947
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Protornithopteris fremonti Knowlton 1947
G. †Ruffordia Seward 1894
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Ruffordia acrodenta Fontaine 1890
Ruffordia goepperti Dunker 1844
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis sphenopteroides Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenopteris pachyphylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenopteris spatulata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenopteris thysopteroides Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris heteromorpha Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. Schizaea Smith 1793
G. †Schizaeangium Bohra and Sharma 1978
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Schizaeangium jurassica Bohra and Sharma 1978
G. †Schizaeoisporites Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
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Schizaeoisporites crassimurus Dutta and Sah 1970
Schizaeoisporites ghoshii Ramanujam 1967
Schizaeoisporites minimus Ramanujam 1967
Schizaeoisporites minor Pocock 1964
Schizaeoisporites phaseolus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Schizaeoisporites pseudorogensis Weyland and Greifeild 1953
Schizaeoisporites sinuata Ramanujam 1967
G. †Schizaeopsis Berry 1911
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Schizaeopsis americana Berry 1917
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Invalid names: Baieropsis macrophylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Schizaeopsis expansa Fontaine 1911 [synonym]
G. †Schizaeopteris Stopes and Fujii 1910
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Schizaeopteris mesozoica Stopes and Fujii 1910
G. †Senftenbergia Corda 1845
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Senftenbergia elegans Corda 1845
G. †Undulatisporites Pflug 1953
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Undulatisporites microcutis Thomson and Pflug 1953
Undulatisporites sinuosis Groot and Groot 1962
G. †Waldenburgia Gothan 1950
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Invalid names: Anemieae Swartz [empty], Lygodieae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Givetian to the top of the Holocene or 387.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 383.7 Ma

Collections (938 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Convolutispora cerebra (22772)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Arizona) Convolutispora sp. (22756)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Convolutispora disparalis (22794)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.7 - 382.4Belgium Convolutispora sp. (22904)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Convolutispora flexosa (23422)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Convolutispora cerebra (22763 22766 22770)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Convolutispora caperata (179176)
Frasnian - Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Maryland) Convolutispora subtilis (23578)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Convolutispora opressa (23012)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.7 - 298.9Australia (Western Australia) Convolutispora fromensis (23153)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Australia (Western Australia) Convolutispora caementosa (23199 23201 23265 23267 23268 23269 23272)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Brazil Convolutispora caementosa (23271)
Late/Upper Famennian - Tournaisian364.7 - 346.7Australia (Western Australia) Convolutispora ampla, Convolutispora fromensis, Convolutispora jugosa, Convolutispora mellita, Convolutispora sp. (23096) Convolutispora fromensis (23146)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (Western Australia) Convolutispora mellita, Convolutispora jugosa, Convolutispora sp. (23141)
Tournaisian - Serpukhovian358.9 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Senftenbergia sp. (23914)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Indiana) Senftenbergia pennaeformis (12668)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Canada (New Brunswick) Mintopteris hirsuta (12426 12696)
Namurian330.9 - 318.7USA (Indiana) Convolutispora sp. (64059)
Namurian - Carboniferous330.9 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Senftenbergia sp. (21209)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Arkansas) Convolutispora sp. (124904)