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Steganotheca striata

Rhyniaceae

Taxonomy
Steganotheca striata was named by Edwards (1970). It is not extant. Its type locality is Long Quarry Beds, Capel Horeb Quarry, which is in a Ludfordian/Pridoli coastal siltstone in the Downtonian Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Steganotheca.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. paranaense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Steganotheca striata Edwards

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
familyRhyniaceaeKidston and Lang 1920
RankNameAuthor
genusSteganothecaEdwards 1970
speciesstriataEdwards 1970

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.

†Steganotheca striata Edwards 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Pridoli or 425.60000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2United Kingdom (Wales) Steganotheca striata (type locality: 10635)
Ludfordian - Silurian425.6 - 419.2United Kingdom (Wales) Steganotheca striata (10634)