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Porellales

Jungermanniopsida - Porellales

Taxonomy
Porellales was named by Schljakov (1972). It is extant.

It was assigned to Jungermaniidae by Wang et al. (2021); and to Jungermanniopsida by Bouju et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Porellales Schljakov
2021Porellales Wang et al.
2022Porellales Bouju et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
subphylumMarchantiophytina
RankNameAuthor
classJungermanniopsida
orderPorellalesSchljakov 1972
orderPorellalesSchljakov 1972

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.

Or. Porellales Schljakov 1972
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Fm. Frullaniaceae Ordway 1881
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G. Frullania Raddi 1818
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Frullania palaeoafricana Bouju et al. 2022
Frullania shewanensis Bouju et al. 2022
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G. Cololejeunea Spruce 1884
G. Lejeunea Libert 1820
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Lejeunea abyssinicoides Bouju et al. 2022
G. Leptolejeunea Spruce 1884
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G. Spruceanthus Verdoorn 1934
G. Thysananthus Lindenberg 1844
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Thysananthus aethiopicus Bouju et al. 2022
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G. Radula Dumortier 1822
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 13 to the top of the Langhian or 48.60000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 40.4 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Frullania sp. (24201)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ethiopia Thysananthus aethiopicus (227286) Thysananthus aethiopicus, Lejeunea abyssinicoides, Frullania shewanensis, Frullania palaeoafricana (224753)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82China (Fujian) Cololejeunea sp., Leptolejeunea sp., Spruceanthus sp., Radula sp. (220273)