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Pteridopsida

Pteridopsida

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Pteridopsida Ritgen p. 63
1976Filicopsida Pfefferkorn
1985Filicopsida Lapasha and Miller
1993Filicopsida McIver and Basinger
1995Filicopsida McLoughlin et al.
1997Filicopsida Kenrick and Crane
2000Filicopsida Mabberley
2001Pteridopsida Doweld p. xvi
2007Filicopsida Cladera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828

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.

Cl. Pteridopsida Ritgen 1828
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G. †Achradosporis Srivastava 1975
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Achradosporis lurensis Ruiz and Quattrocchio 1997
G. †Apiculatasporites Ibrahim 1933
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Apiculatasporites caperatus Menendez and Azcuy 1969
Apiculatasporites cingulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Apiculatasporites obscurus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Apiculatasporites plicatus Visscher 1966
G. †Chelepteris Corda 1845
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Chelepteris voltzii Schimper and Mougeot 1844
G. †Choffatia Saporta 1894
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Choffatia francheti Saporta 1894
G. †Cingulatisporites Thomson et al. 1953
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Cingulatisporites cavus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Cingulatisporites euskirchensoides Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Cingulatisporites kashmiriensis Ghosh and Lukose 1967
Cingulatisporites lathiensis Srivastava 1966
Cingulatisporites notaclarus Sah and Jain 1965
Cingulatisporites ornatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
Cingulatisporites paradoxus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Cingulatisporites psilatus Maryland 1960
Cingulatisporites simplex Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Cingulatisporites tavaredensis Groot and Groot 1962
G. †Clavatisporites Kedves and Simoncsics 1964
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Clavatisporites mutisii Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Clavatriletes mutisi Sarmiento 1992 [replaced], Triletes mutisi Van der Hammen 1954 [synonym]
G. †Clavatriletes Herbst 1975
G. †Cyathidites Couper 1953
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Cyathidites asper Dettmann 1963
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Cyathidites concavus Dettmann 1963
Cyathidites cutchensis Singh et al. 1964
Cyathidites flavatus Venkatachala et al. 1968
Cyathidites ghuneriensis Singh et al. 1964
Cyathidites grandis Singh et al. 1964
Cyathidites harbourensis Mathur and Chopra 1982
Cyathidites jurassicus Kar and Sah 1970
Cyathidites kashmirensis Thiergart and Frantz 1962
Cyathidites medicus Sah and Jain 1965
Cyathidites mesozoicus Potonié 1956
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
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Invalid names: Leiotriletes garoensis Baksi 1962 [synonym]
Cyathidites paleospora Alley and Broadbridge 1992
Cyathidites patagonicus Archangelsky 1972
Cyathidites pseudopunctatus Singh et al. 1964
Cyathidites punctatus Delcourt et al. 1963
Cyathidites rafaeli Burger 1980
Cyathidites rajmahalensis Sah and Jain 1965
Cyathidites trilobatus Sah and Jain 1965
G. †Deltoidospora Miner 1935
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Deltoidospora australis Pocock 1970
Deltoidospora balinkaense Frederinksen 1983
Deltoidospora diaphana Wilson and Webster 1946
Deltoidospora grandis Mathur and Chopra 1982
Deltoidospora halli Miner 1945
Deltoidospora hallii Miner 1935
Deltoidospora juncta Singh 1964
Deltoidospora junctum Singh 1964
Deltoidospora mesozoica Schuurman 1977
Deltoidospora minor Pocock 1970
Deltoidospora nana Burger 1966
Deltoidospora neddeni Plufg 1953
Deltoidospora pseudoreticulata Singh et al. 1964
Deltoidospora tenuis Lima 1978
Deltoidospora toralis Lund 1977
Deltoidospora triangularis Sah and Jain 1965
G. †Echinatisporis Krutzsch 1959
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Echinatisporis brevispinosus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Echinatisporis longechinus Krutzsch 1959
Echinatisporis varispinosus Srivastava 1975
G. †Foveasporis Krutzsch 1959
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Foveasporis areapunctatis Stuchlik 1981
G. †Granulatisporites Potonié and Kremp 1954
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Granulatisporites dailyi Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Granulatisporites orbicularis Potonié and Lele 1961
Granulatisporites parvus Potonié and Kremp 1954
Granulatisporites varigranifer Menendez and Azcuy 1971
G. †Grapnelispora Stover and Partridge 1984
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Grapnelispora evansii Stover and Partridge 1984
G. †Interlobulites Philips 1971
G. †Ischyosporites Balme 1957
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Ischyosporites arkellii Batten 1970
Ischyosporites gremius Stover 1973
Ischyosporites irregularis Sah and Jain 1965
Ischyosporites problematicus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Ischyosporites punctatus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Ischyosporites scaberis Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Ischyosporites variegatus Schultz 1967
Ischyosporites volkheimeri Filatoff 1975
G. †Kirchheimerisporites Kedves 1995
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Kirchheimerisporites tenuiradiatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Leiotriletes Potonie and Kremp 1954
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Leiotriletes adnatoides Potonié and Kremp 1954
Leiotriletes bankolensis Bharadwaj and Salujha 1964
Leiotriletes crassus Naumova 1949
Leiotriletes gracilis Menéndez 1965
Leiotriletes leiodorogensis Krutzsch 1959
Leiotriletes microadriennis Krutzsch 1959
Leiotriletes petilus Menendez and Azcuy 1971
Leiotriletes politus Love 1960
Leiotriletes regularis Krutzsch 1959
Leiotriletes sphaerotriangulus Potonie and Kremp 1954
Leiotriletes vimalii Ghosh 1969
Leiotriletes virkkii Biswas 1962
G. †Lepidodendrites Fliche 1906
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Lepidodendrites tessellata Schimper and Mougeot 1844
G. †Marattisporites Couper 1958
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Marattisporites longiletus Mathur and Mathur 1969
G. †Matonisporites Couper 1958
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Matonisporites cooksonae Dettmann 1963
Matonisporites cooksoniae Dettmann 1963
Matonisporites cooksonii Dettman 1963
Matonisporites crassiangulatus Levet-Carette 1964
Matonisporites excavatus Brenner 1963
Matonisporites kutchensis Venkatachala 1968
Matonisporites ornamentalis Partridge 1973
Matonisporites silvai Lima 1979
G. †Monolites Cookson and Potonié 1956
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Monolites alveolatus Couper 1969
Monolites grandis Sukh-Dev 1961
Monolites intragranulosus Singh et al. 1964
Monolites major Cookson 1947
Monolites mawkmaensis Sah and Dutta 1966
Monolites minor Cookson 1947
G. †Osmundacidites Couper 1953
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Osmundacidites dizii Volkheimer 1972
Osmundacidites dubius Burger 1980
Osmundacidites formosus Sah and Jain 1965
Osmundacidites indicus Singh et al. 1964
Osmundacidites kutchensis Sah and Kar 1964
Osmundacidites microgranifer Sah and Jain 1965
Osmundacidites minor Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Osmundacidites minutus Sah and Jain 1965
Osmundacidites mollis Dettman 1963
Osmundacidites wellmani Couper 1953
Osmundacidites wellmanii Couper 1953
G. †Pteridacidites Sah 1967
G. †Scabramonoletes Van der Hammen
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G. †Todisporites Couper 1958
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Todisporites cinctus Orlowska-Zwolinska 1971
Todisporites crassus Sukh-Dev 1961
Todisporites flavatus Sah and Kar 1969
Todisporites granulatus Tralau 1968
Todisporites kutchensis Sah and Kar 1969
Todisporites major Couper 1953
Todisporites minor Couper 1953
Todisporites plicatus Sah and Kar 1969
G. †Triletes Reinsch 1881
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Triletes bokarensis Srivastava 1953
Triletes elongatus Trivedi 1953
Triletes papillarius Trivedi 1953
Triletes permagnus der Hammen 1954
Triletes pilosa Cookson 1947
Triletes punctatus Trivedi 1953
G. †Triloboxylon Matten and Banks 1966
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Triloboxylon ashlandicum Matten and Banks 1966
G. †Waltzispora Staplin 1960
Invalid names: Filicopsida Pfefferkorn 1976 [synonym]
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 Silurian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 443.40000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 419.2 Ma

Collections (1995 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.4 - 419.2Norway (Svalbard) Leiotriletes parvus, Granulatisporites muninensis (20839)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Leiotriletes atavus, Leiotriletes simplex, Leiotriletes sp., Leiotriletes sphaerotriangulus, Granulatisporites frustulentus, Granulatisporites sp. (26903)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7USA (Maine) Deltoidospora sp. (10600)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Leiotriletes sp. (22773)
Middle Givetian388.1 - 383.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Leiotriletes sp. (22763 22766 22770)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian388.1 - 382.4Australia (Western Australia) Leiotriletes liebigensis (23194 23199 23201 23265 23267 23268 23269 23272)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Triloboxylon arnoldii (20781 21167)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Colombia Leiotriletes ornatus (35982)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Triletes langii (22794)
Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian387.7 - 382.4Belgium Leiotriletes simplex, Leiotriletes laevis, Granulatisporites stockmansi (22904)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Leiotriletes dissimilis, Leiotriletes confertus, Leiotriletes marginalis, Leiotriletes microdeltoidus (23422)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Triloboxylon ashlandicum (20854) Triloboxylon sp. (20873)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Apiculatasporites microconus (179176)
Late/Upper Devonian - Devonian382.7 - 358.9Canada (Alberta) Leiotriletes sp. (23275)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.7 - 298.9Australia (Western Australia) Granulatisporites frustulentus (23153)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1USA (New York) Triloboxylon ashlandicum (20733)
Late/Upper Famennian - Tournaisian364.7 - 346.7Australia (Western Australia) Granulatisporites frustulentus (23096 23146)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Virginia) Triphyllopteris uberis (21003 21008)
Kinderhookian - Osagean360.7 - 342.8USA (Virginia) Triphyllopteris sp. (14212)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (Western Australia) Granulatisporites frustulentus (23141)