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Desmopteris

Taxonomy
Desmopteris was named by Stur (1883). It is not extant. Its type is Asplenites alethopteroides.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Desmopteris Stur
1970Desmopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusDesmopterisStur 1883

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. †Desmopteris Stur 1883
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†Desmopteris alethopteroides Ettingshausen 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Westphalian to the top of the Capitanian or 318.70000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Illinois) D. sp. (11189)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3South Korea D. sp. 1 (30255 30267)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3North Korea D. sp. 1 (30247)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51South Korea D. sp. 1 (30268)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.17China (Hebei) D. sp. 1 (29860)