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Planisporites
Taxonomy
Planisporites was named by Knox (1950). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Lycopsida by Knox (1950) and Potonié (1960).
It was assigned to Lycopsida by Knox (1950) and Potonié (1960).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Planisporites Knox |
| 1960 | Planisporites Potonié |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 387.70000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Givetian - Frasnian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | P. minimus, P. dilucidus (23422) | |
| Early/Lower Pennsylvanian - Middle Pennsylvanian | USA (Illinois) | P. granifer (126926) | |
| Middle Pennsylvanian | USA (Kentucky) | P. granifer (126929) | |
| Late/Upper Pennsylvanian | USA (Ohio) | P. granifer (11260 11261) | |
| Capitanian | USA (Oklahoma) | P. sp. (24882) | |
| Triassic | India (Uttarakhand) | P. parvus (224653) | |
| Middle Eocene | Colombia | P. sp. (28776 28777 28861 28862) |