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Zamiaceae

Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Zamiaceae

Taxonomy
Zamiaceae was named by Horaninow (1834). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cycadopsida by Mabberley (2000); and to Cycadales by Horaninow (1834) and Christenhusz et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Zamiaceae Horaninow
2000Zamiaceae Mabberley
2011Zamiaceae Christenhusz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
familyZamiaceaeHoraninow 1834
familyZamiaceaeHoraninow 1834

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. Zamiaceae Horaninow 1834
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G. †Bororoa Petriella 1972
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†Bororoa andreisii Petriella 1972
†Bororoa anzulovichii Petriella 1972
G. Bowenia Hooker and Hooker 1863
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†Bowenia eocenica Hill 1978
†Bowenia papillosa Hill 1978
G. †Brunoa Artabe et al. 2004
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†Brunoa santarrosensis Artabe et al. 2004
G. Ceratozamia Brongniart 1846
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Subfm. Encephalartoideae Stevenson
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Tr. Encephalarteae Miquel 1861
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G. †Austrozamia Wilf et al. 2016
G. †Chamberlania Artabe et al. 2005
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†Chamberlania pteridospermoidea Artabe et al. 2005
G. Lepidozamia Regel 1857
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†Lepidozamia foveolata Hill 1980
G. Macrozamia Miquel 1842
G. †Pterostoma Hill 1980
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†Pterostoma douglasii Hill and Pole 1994
†Pterostoma hirsutus Hill and Pole 1994
†Pterostoma zamioides Hill 1980
G. †Restrepophyllum Passalia et al. 2010
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†Restrepophyllum chiguoides Passalia et al. 2010
G. †Worsdellia Artabe et al. 2004
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†Worsdellia bonettiae Artabe et al. 2004
G. Zamia Linnaeus 1763
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†Zamia macrophylla Lindley and Hutton 1834
†Zamia mississippiensis Berry 1916
†Zamia wilcoxensis Berry 1916
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 Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 125.00000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Restrepophyllum chiguoides (150879)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Macrozamia sp. (170895)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Brunoa santarrosensis, Worsdellia bonettiae (96704) Chamberlania pteridospermoidea (204229)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) Bororoa anzulovichii, Bororoa andreisii (169902)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Zamia coloradensis (57973 57991 57992) Zamia wyomingensis (57930)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Zamia coloradensis (40059)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Zamia colorodensis (11373)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Chubut) Cycad TY016 (133045 133054 133057)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) Bowenia eocenica (166977 167646 167653 167655 167656 167658 167659 167664 167665) Bowenia sp. (166741) Pterostoma hirsutus (167651) Pterostoma sp., Bowenia eocenica, Pterostoma hirsutus (167648)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Australia (New South Wales) Lepidozamia foveolata, Pterostoma anastomosans, Bowenia papillosa (166623)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene55.8 - 5.333Argentina Zamia tertiaria (32201)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Australia (New South Wales) Lepidozamia foveolata, Pterostoma anastomosans, Bowenia papillosa (97219)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Australia (Victoria) Pterostoma indet. (166973 167121) Pterostoma zamioides (167109)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Bowenia eocenica (166777) Pterostoma indet. (166824 166980) Pterostoma indet., Bowenia indet., Macrozamia indet. (167130) Pterostoma zamioides (97218)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Hungary Ceratozamia floersheimensis (96458)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) Pterostoma anastomosans, Macrozamia australis (166832)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Ceratozamia floersheimensis (96610)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ceratozamia floersheimensis (68021)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Zamiaceae indet. (169237)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Miocene33.9 - 5.333Argentina (Rio Negro) Zamia australis (31543)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608New Zealand (Otago) Pterostoma douglasii (166739)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Chile Zamia tertiaria (32459)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela (Trujillo) Zamia sp. (31280)