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Eusphenopteris

Polypodiopsida - Hymenophyllales - Hymenophyllaceae

Taxonomy
Eusphenopteris was named by Weiss (1882). It is not extant. Its type is Eusphenopteris tenella.

It was assigned to Hymenophyllaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
E. tenella (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. obtusiloba

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Eusphenopteris Weiss
1970Eusphenopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderHymenophyllalesFrank 1877
familyHymenophyllaceaeLink
genusEusphenopterisWeiss 1882

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. †Eusphenopteris Weiss 1882
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†Eusphenopteris tenella Brongniart 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Permian or 358.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Illinois) E. morrowensis (13511)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) E. aldrichii (12700)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Alabama) E. lobata (28985 28987 28988 28989 28990 28991 28992 31028 31029 31030 31031 31032 31033 31034 31035)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Turkey E. obtusiloba, E. schumannii, E. sauveuri (28300)
Carboniferous - Permian358.9 - 251.902USA (Illinois) E. sp. (11213)
Bashkirian - Gzhelian323.2 - 298.9USA (Colorado) E. sp. (11206)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9Portugal (Santo Tirso) E. nummularia (27720)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Illinois) E. sp. (11189)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Indiana) E. sp. (32637) E. spp. (11198)
Westphalian D - Moscovian309.8 - 307.0USA (Oklahoma) E. scribanii-striata (21275)
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4Spain E. sp. (11177)
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4Spain (Ciudad Real) E. sp. (11178)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Portugal E. rotundiloba (25373)
Permian - Carboniferous298.9 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) E. sp. (11195)