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Asterocalamites

Taxonomy
Asterocalamites was named by Schimper (1879). It is not extant. Its type is Asterocalamites scrobiculatus.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. scrobiculatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Asterocalamites Schimper
1970Asterocalamites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusAsterocalamitesSchimper 1879

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. †Asterocalamites Schimper 1879
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†Asterocalamites scrobiculatus Schlotheim 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Wordian or 410.80000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Belgium (Nord du Bassin de Dinant) A. sp. (22860)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Namur) A. sp. (32275)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (Nova Scotia) A. scrobiculatus (28623 28760)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (New Brunswick) A. scrobiculatus (28758)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (Nunavut) A. scrobiculatus (101999)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Canada (Nova Scotia) A. scrobiculatus (28560)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28China (Hebei) A. sp. 1 (29850)