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Cheilanthites

Sphenopteridae

Taxonomy
Cheilanthites was named by Goeppert (1836). It is not extant. Its type is Sphenopteris mantelli.

It was assigned to Sphenopteridae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Cheilanthites Goeppert
1970Cheilanthites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
genusCheilanthitesGoeppert 1836

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. †Cheilanthites Goeppert 1836
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Cheilanthites goepperti Dunker 1844
Cheilanthites mantelli Brongniart 1829
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Diet: C3 autotrophf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Modified: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Source: f = family
Reference: Stockmans 1968

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Aptian or 132.90000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Sphenopteris mantelli (73497)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Portugal Sphenopteris mantelli (73574 73584)