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Sagenopteris nilssoniana

Ginkgoopsida - Caytoniales - Caytoniaceae

Taxonomy
Filicites nilssoniana was named by Brongniart (1825). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Sagenopteris nilssoniana by Presl (1838); it was misspelled as Sagenopteris nilsoniana by Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. phillipsi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Filicites nilssoniana Brongniart
1838Sagenopteris nilssoniana Presl
1838Sagenopteris rhoifolia Presl
1919Sagenopteris nilsoniana Knowlton
1976Sagenopteris rhoifolia Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
RankNameAuthor
orderCaytoniales
familyCaytoniaceae
genusSagenopterisPresl 1838
speciesnilssoniana(Brongniart 1825)

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.

†Sagenopteris nilssoniana Brongniart 1825
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Invalid names: Sagenopteris rhoifolia Presl 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Early/Lower Jurassic or 266.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 252.17India Sagenopteris rhoifolia (30166)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Virginia) Sagenopteris rhoifolia (24110)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Greenland Sagenopteris nilssoniana (23944 23946)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation Sagenopteris rhoifolia (202914)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Germany Sagenopteris nilssoniana (24562)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Greenland Sagenopteris nilssoniana (23950 23956 23959)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Poland (Swiety Krzyz Mtns.) Sagenopteris nilssoniana (24600)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Poland (Swiety Krzyz Mtns.) Sagenopteris nilssoniana (24599)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Italy Sagenopteris nilssoniana (24564)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Poland (Cracow) Sagenopteris nilssoniana (24598)