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Asterotheca

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales

Taxonomy
Asterotheca was named by Presl (1845). It is not extant. Its type is Asterocarpus sternbergii.

It was assigned to Marattiaceae by Andrews (1970); to Polypodiopsida by Nielsen (2005); to Marattiales by Moisan et al. (2010); and to Plantae by Meller et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Asterotheca Presl
1970Asterotheca Andrews
2005Asterotheca Nielsen
2010Asterotheca Moisan et al.
2011Asterotheca Meller et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassMarattiidaeKlinge 1882
orderMarattiales
genusAsterothecaPresl 1845

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. †Asterotheca Presl 1845
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Asterotheca fuchsii Schimper 1875
Asterotheca hilariensis Menendez 1957
Asterotheca rigbyana Herbst 1977
Asterotheca singeri Archangelsky 1957
Asterotheca sternbergii Goeppert 1836
Asterotheca thalensis Kustatscher and Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 309.80000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous - Desmoinesian358.9 - 306.0USA (Missouri) A. sp. (11196)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Indiana) A. crenulata, A. cyathea, A. oreopteridia (11197) A. oreopteridia, A. hemitelliodes (12668)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Argentina (Chubut) A. feruglioi (162148)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Kansas) A. arborescens (11182 24639 24643) A. arborescens, A. hemiteloides (24638)
Westphalian D - Stephanian A309.8 - 301.5USA (Ohio) A. sp. (11187)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2, A. sp. 3, A. sp. 4 (33462)
Stephanian A305.1 - 301.5USA (Ohio) A. sp. (11188)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Argentina (Cordoba) A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2 (29402)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Argentina (La Rioja) A. sp. 1 (29400)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Argentina (Chubut) A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2 (29396)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Argentina A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2 (29406)
Autunian - Kungurian298.9 - 272.3Spain A. sternbergi (25892)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. piatnitzkyi, A. hemitelioides, A. singeri (211313)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Argentina (Chubut) A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2, A. sp. 3 (29398)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Brazil (Parana) A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2 (29499 29501)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2, A. sp. 3 (29395)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3China (Nei Mongol) A. sp. 1 (30073)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Zimbabwe A. sp. 1 (30993)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3South Africa (Gauteng) A. hammanskraalensis (14280 14281) A. leeukuilensis (14271)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation A. sp. 1 (30800 30847) A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2 (30846)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2, A. sp. 3 (29397)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51Brazil (Sao Paulo) A. sp. 1 (29492)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51Russian Federation A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2, A. sp. 3 (30801)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Russian Federation A. sp. 1 (30862 30864 30873)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) A. sp. (14327)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Brazil (Parana) A. sp. 1 (29502)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Russian Federation A. sp. 1 (30545)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Russian Federation A. sp. 1 (30696)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2China (Guangdong) A. sp. 1 (30041)
Spathian - Anisian251.3 - 242.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) A. sp. A (14373 20682 20689)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Australia (New South Wales) A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2 (29423)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Australia (Queensland) A. sp. 1 (29421)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany A. merianii (154354 154356) A. merianii, A. thalensis (154355)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Argentina (Mendoza) A. sp. 1 (29404)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Russian Federation (Novaya Zemlya) A. merianii (25042)
Ladinian - Norian242.0 - 208.5France (Savoie) A. merianii (24672)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy A. meriani (31290)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Shaanxi) A. sp. 1 (29906)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria A. merianii (102471) A. merianii, A. lacera, A. intermedia (24683)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Switzerland A. merianii (24684)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Chile A. fuchsii (201288) A. rigbyana (207683)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Mexico (Sonora) A. santaclarae (23993 24001 24003 24006 24007 24010 24024 24026 24036 24037 24057 24058 24061 24092) A. sp. (24055 24067 24068 24069 24070 24071 24073 24074 24075 24076 24080)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen A. merianii (24875)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Mexico (Hidalgo) A. meriani (24656)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Chile (Copiapó) A. fuchsi, A. rigbyana (224021)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Argentina (San Juan) A. hilariensis (210721)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Chile (Huasco) A. menendezii (223789)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. sp. 1 (29383)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Argentina (Neuquen) A. sp. 1 (29410)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.3China (Gansu) A. sp. 1 (29527)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.3China (Qinghai) A. sp. 1 (30025 30074)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.3Russian Federation A. sp. 1 (30737)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Vietnam A. sp. 1 (30982)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen A. cottoni (212940)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Sichuan) A. sp. 1 (30030)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Xizang) A. sp. 1 (30062)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) A. sp. (212897)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Shaanxi) A. sp. 1 (29946)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation A. sp. 1 (30510 30794)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3China (Shaanxi) A. sp. 1 (29940)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3China (Xinjiang) A. sp. 1 (30015)