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Capsulites

Taxonomy
Capsulites was named by Saksena (1958). It is not extant. Its type is Capsulites gondwanensis.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970); and to Bryophyta by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species
C. gondwanensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Capsulites Saksena
1970Capsulites Andrews
1976Capsulites Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusCapsulitesSaksena 1958

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. †Capsulites Saksena 1958
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Capsulites gondwanensis Saksena 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Madhya Pradesh) C. gondwanensis (224746) C. sp. 1 (30149)