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Arthroxylon

Calamitopsida - Calamitales

Taxonomy
Arthroxylon was named by Reed (1952). It is not extant. Its type is Arthroxylon williamsonnii.

It was assigned to Calamitales by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. williamsonnii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Arthroxylon Reed
1970Arthroxylon Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
classCalamitopsidaEndlicher 1841
orderCalamitalesEichwald 1852
genusArthroxylonReed 1952

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. †Arthroxylon Reed 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Pennsylvanian to the top of the Sakmarian or 323.20000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Namurian330.9 - 318.7Germany A. werdensis (37357)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Iowa) A. spp. (13999)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Kentucky) A. spp. (13892)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) A. oldhamium (37376) A. williamsonii (37369)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1China (Hebei) A. sp. (21185)