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Thallophyta

Taxonomy
Thallophyta is a phylum. It is extant.

It was assigned to Plantae by Knowlton (1919) and Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Thallophyta Knowlton
1970Thallophyta Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumThallophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumThallophyta

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.

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G. †Circonitella Watson 1969
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Circonitella knowltoni Seward 1969
G. †Octaviona Sommer 1954
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Octaviona petrii Barbosa 1949
G. †Reniera Stockmans 1968
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Reniera verrucosa Stockmans 1968
G. †Spongiophyton Kraeusel 1954
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Spongiophyton lenticulare Barbosa 1949
Invalid names: Pyrenomycetes [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Givetian or 430.50000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Thallophyta indet. (14050 14095)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Canada (New Brunswick) Spongiophyton minutissimum (26536 26656)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Ontario) Spongiophyton sp. (10598)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Piaui) Spongiophyton sp. (37121 37128)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Parana) Spongiophyton sp. (37142 37143 37144 37145 37146 37148 37149 37151 37153)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Goias) Spongiophyton sp. (37156 37164 37166)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Brazil (Parana) Spongiophyton sp. (106996)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Belgium (Brabant) Reniera verrucosa (32214)