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Medullosa

Taxonomy
Medullosa was named by Cotta (1832). It is not extant. Its type is Medullosa stellata.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Synonyms
  • Scottiella was named by Schuster (1931). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Medullosa by Andrews (1970).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Medullosa Cotta
1931Scottiella Schuster
1970Medullosa Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusMedullosaCotta 1832

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. †Medullosa Cotta 1832
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Invalid names: Scottiella Schuster 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Desmoinesian or 318.10000 to 305.90000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) M. centrofilis (37376) M. pusilla (37369)
Desmoinesian313.8 - 305.9USA (Indiana) M. spp. (11041 11042 11043 11051 11053 11054 11055 11056 11057 11058 11103 11104 11105 11106 11107 11108)