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Ophioglossaceae
Taxonomy
Ophioglossaceae was named by Martinov (1820). It is extant.
It was assigned to Ophioglossales by Link (1833) and Knowlton (1919); and to Filicopsida by Mabberley (2000).
It was assigned to Ophioglossales by Link (1833) and Knowlton (1919); and to Filicopsida by Mabberley (2000).
Synonymy list
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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. Ophioglossaceae Martinov 1820
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G. †Lycopodiacidites Potonié 1956
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†Lycopodiacidites ambifoveolatus Brenner 1963
†Lycopodiacidites asperatus Dettman 1963
†Lycopodiacidites bullerensis Couper 1953
†Lycopodiacidites cristatus Couper 1953
†Lycopodiacidites dettmannae Burger 1980
†Lycopodiacidites dettmanniae Burger 1980
†Lycopodiacidites intraverrucatus Brenner 1963
†Lycopodiacidites irregularis Brenner 1963
†Lycopodiacidites minor Singh et al. 1964
†Lycopodiacidites subtriangulus Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Lycopodiacidites tortus Brenner 1963
†Lycopodiacidites triangularus Brenner 1963
Invalid names: Mankyuoideae Grant and Dauphin [empty]
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 Griesbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 251.90200 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 250.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 250.5 Ma
Collections (23 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griesbachian | Norway | Lycopodiacidites spp. (31361) | |
| Carnian | Italy | Lycopodiacidites keupperi (154455) | |
| Bajocian - Bathonian | United Kingdom (England) | Lycopodiacidites baculatus (38397) | |
| Middle Bathonian | France | Lycopodiacidites rugulatus (31321) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | India (Gujarat) | Lycopodiacidites asperatus (227049 227057) Lycopodiacidites paucimurus, Lycopodiacidites asperatus, Lycopodiacidites subtriangulus (224785) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | India (Gujarat) | Lycopodiacidites asperatus, Lycopodiacidites minor (32378) | |
| Albian - Cenomanian | Bahamas (Off-shore) | Lycopodiacidites ambifoveolatus (142271 142273 142274) | |
| Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Bahamas (cat Island) | Lycopodiacidites ambifoveolatus (140569) | |
| Cenomanian | USA (New Jersey) | Lycopodiacidites baculatus (34141) | |
| Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Lycopodiacidites cerniidites (167469) | |
| Paleocene | Canada (Alberta) | Botrychium sp. (34887) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Ophioglossaceae indet. (169007) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene | Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) | Botrychium sp. (169381) | |
| Aquitanian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Botrychium sp. (21371) | |
| Pliocene | USA (Massachusetts) | Botrychium sp. (231796) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | Botrychium dissectum (61887) | |
| Quaternary | India (Tamil Nadu) | Botrychium sp. (228849) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Washington) | Botrychium sp. (93677) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | Botrychium sp. (168756) |