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Nephrolepidaceae

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Nephrolepidaceae

Taxonomy
Nephrolepidaceae was named by Pichi-Sermolli (1975). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polypodiineae by I (2016).

Subtaxa
Nephrolepis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Nephrolepidaceae Pichi-Sermolli
2016Nephrolepidaceae I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderPolypodiales
suborderPolypodiineaeDumort 1829
familyNephrolepidaceaePichi-Sermolli 1975
familyNephrolepidaceaePichi-Sermolli 1975

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.

Fm. Nephrolepidaceae Pichi-Sermolli 1975
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G. Nephrolepis Schott 1834
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 Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Nephrolepis sp. (168819 168822 168888 168889 168890 168891 168892 168893)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Nephrolepis sp. (168896)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Nephrolepis sp. (168747 168749 168753 168754 168756)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Sikkim) Nephrolepis auriculata (228818)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Nephrolepis sp. (144662)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Nephrolepis sp. (168937)