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Spiropteris

Taxonomy
Spiropteris was named by Schimper (1869) [Type species: Spiropteris miltoni (Brongniart) Schimper 1869]. It is extant. Its type is Spiropteris miltoni.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. miltoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Spiropteris Schimper
1970Spiropteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusSpiropterisSchimper 1869

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. Spiropteris Schimper 1869
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†Spiropteris miltoni Brongniart 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Aptian or 364.70000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Namur) S. sp. (32280)
Carboniferous - Desmoinesian358.9 - 306.0USA (Missouri) S. sp. (11196)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Indiana) S. sp. (11197)
Westphalian D - Stephanian A309.8 - 301.5USA (Ohio) S. sp. (11187)
Stephanian A305.1 - 301.5USA (Ohio) S. sp. (11188)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Liaoning) S. sp. 1 (29984)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.3China (Guangdong) S. sp. 1 (29890)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Kyrgyzstan S. sp. 1 (30269)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Sweden S. sp. (31179)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Shanxi) S. sp. 1 (29752)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. sp. 1 (29393)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Romania S. sp. (31081 31131)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Egypt (Sinaï) S. sp. (31297)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Tajikistan S. sp. 1 (30920)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Russian Federation S. sp. 1 (30528)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Romania S. sp. (31061 31082 31097)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Russian Federation S. sp. 1 (30711 30712)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Iran S. sp. 1 (30183)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Tajikistan S. sp. 1 (30934)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. sp. (151295)