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Marchantiopsida

Marchantiopsida

Taxonomy
Marchantiopsida is a class. It is extant.

It was assigned to Marchantiophyta by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Marchantiophytina by Taylor et al. (2008).

Subtaxa
Calobryales, Marchantiidae, Metzgeriales, Monocleales, Sphaerocarpales
Sister taxa
Calobryales, Metzgeriales, Monocleales, Sphaerocarpales

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Marchantiopsida Kenrick and Crane
2008Marchantiopsida Taylor et al. p. 1028

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
subphylumMarchantiophytina
RankNameAuthor
classMarchantiopsida
classMarchantiopsida

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.

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Fm. Marchantiidae Engler 1893
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G. †Khasurtya Mamontov 2020
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†Khasurtya ginkgoides Mamontov and Ignatov 2020
G. †Khasurtythallus Mamontov 2019
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G. †Stoverisporites Norvick and Burger 1975
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†Stoverisporites lunaris Norvick and Burger 1975
G. †Triporoletes Mtchedlishvili 1960
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†Triporoletes asper Srivastava 1972
†Triporoletes blanensis Srivastava 1975
†Triporoletes cenomanianus Srivastava 1977
†Triporoletes laevigatus Playford 1971
†Triporoletes radiatus Playford 1971
†Triporoletes reticulatus Playford 1971
†Triporoletes simplex Playford 1971
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G. †Metzgeriites Steere 1946
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†Metzgeriites glebosus Harris 1931
†Metzgeriites montanensis Lapasha and Miller 1985
Or. Sphaerocarpales Cavers 1910
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G. †Aequitriradites Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
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†Aequitriradites acusus Dettmann 1963
†Aequitriradites baculatus Döring 1964
†Aequitriradites dubius Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Aequitriradites fusus Singh et al. 1964
†Aequitriradites hispidus Dettmann and Playford 1968
†Aequitriradites indicus Singh et al. 1964
†Aequitriradites longispinus Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2005
†Aequitriradites plicatus Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2005
†Aequitriradites spinulosus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
†Aequitriradites superspinulosus Archangelsky et al. 2008
†Aequitriradites triangulatus Singh et al. 1964
†Aequitriradites verrucosus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Invalid names: Calobryales [empty], Marchantiophyceae [replaced], Monocleales [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 Anisian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 247.20000 to 48.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma

Collections (171 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Israel Aequitriradites minor (31494)
Middle Jurassic - Late/Upper Cenomanian174.7 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Aequitriradites verrucosus, Aequitriradites spinulosus (139303)
Bathonian - Oxfordian168.3 - 157.3Egypt (Western Desert) Aequitriradites spinulosus (139310 139311 139312 139313 139315 139316 139317)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Aequitriradites sp. (224625)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Denmark (Bornholm) Aequitriradites spinulosus (83134)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian145.0 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Triporoletes sp. (32353)
Neocomian - Barremian145.0 - 125.0Sudan (South Kurdufan) Aequitriradites acusus (172845 172847 172850 172851 172852 172853 172857 172860 172861 172864 172865)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Argentina (San Luis) Triporoletes reticulatus (151090)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Aequitriradites fusus, Aequitriradites triangulatus (224620) Aequitriradites verrucosus (32379)
Early/Lower Cretaceous - Late/Upper Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Antarctica (Antarctic peninsula) Triporoletes reticulatus (172746)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquén) Aequitriradites sp. (150584)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Egypt (Western Desert) Aequitriradites spinulosus (139320 139322) Aequitriradites verrucosus (139323)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Aequitriradites spinulosus (73484) Aequitriradites spinulosus, Aequitriradites dubius (73496)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Triporoletes reticulatus, Aequitriradites verrucosus (45193)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Argentina (Neuquén) Triporoletes reticulatus (149818)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Egypt (El Wadi El Gadid) Aequitriradites spp. (139497 139498 139501) Aequitriradites spp., Aequitriradites spinulosus (139500) Triporoletes reticulatus, Aequitriradites spp. (139495 139496) Triporoletes reticulatus, Aequitriradites spp., Aequitriradites spinulosus, Aequitriradites acusus (139493 139499)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Portugal Aequitriradites baculatus (73324) Aequitriradites spinulosus (73498)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46China (Nei Mongol) Stoverisporites sp. (46976)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Sudan (West Kurdufan) Aequitriradites acusus (145178 145179 145180)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Sudan (South Kurdufan) Aequitriradites acusus (172838 172839 172842 172844)
Barremian - Albian129.4 - 100.5China (Guizhou) Triporoletes sp. (182652)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Canada (Alberta) Aequitriradites verrucosus (194481)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Khasurtythallus monosolenioides, Khasurtya ginkgoides (217431)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Aequitriradites spinulosus (223032) Aequitriradites verrucosus, Aequitriradites baculatus, Aequitriradites spinulosus (150335) Aequitriradites verrucosus, Aequitriradites spinulosus, Stoverisporites lunaris (223077) Stoverisporites lunaris (149982 222996 223004 223078) Triporoletes reticulatus, Aequitriradites spinulosus, Stoverisporites lunaris (223031) Triporoletes reticulatus, Aequitriradites verrucosus, Aequitriradites spinulosus, Stoverisporites lunaris (223059)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Portugal Aequitriradites spinulosus (73577) Aequitriradites spinulosus, Aequitriradites dubius (73582)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Aequitriradites superspinulosus (149849) Aequitriradites superspinulosus, Aequitriradites verrucosus (149850)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Sudan (South Kurdufan) Aequitriradites acusus (145154 145155 145156 145161)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Sudan (West Kurdufan) Aequitriradites acusus (145162 145163 145164 145165 145166 145170 145172)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Triporoletes reticulatus, Aequitriradites baculatus, Aequitriradites spinulosus (150615)
Aptian - Cenomanian125.0 - 93.9Libya (Cyrenaica) Aequitriradites sp. (142508)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0USA (Montana) Metzgeriites montanensis (21151)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0India (Gujarat) Aequitriradites indicus (32378)
Albian - Aptian113.0 - 113.0Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) Aequitriradites sp. (137356)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica Triporoletes reticulatus (153431 153432)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Aequitriradites spinolosus, Aequitriradites verrucosus (164488 164530) Aequitriradites spinulosus (164523) Aequitriradites verrucosus (164524 164529) Aequitriradites verrucosus, Aequitriradites spinulosus (164489 164490 164522 164525 164526 164528)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Sudan (Sotuh Kurdufan) Aequitriradites acusus (145152)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Antarctica Triporoletes reticulatus (153422)
Albian - Turonian113.0 - 89.8Australia (Victoria) Triporoletes reticulatus (163583)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Triporoletes reticulatus (149846)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Triporoletes reticulatus, Aequitriradites superspinulosus (149746)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Triporoletes reticulatus, Aequitriradites sp. 1, Aequitriradites sp. 2, Aequitriradites superspinulosus, Aequitriradites verrucosus, Aequitriradites baculatus, Aequitriradites spinulosus (149928)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Australia (South Australia) Aequitriradites verrucosus, Aequitriradites spinulosus (163902)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Morocco (Tarfaya) Triporoletes reticulatus (144143)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica Stoverisporites microverrucatus (153430)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Aequitriradites spinulosus (144955)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Senegal (Dakar) Aequitriradites sp. (137360)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Aequitriradites spinulosus (139325) Aequitriradites verrucosus, Aequitriradites spinulosus (139332)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) Stoverisporites micriverrucatus (163482) Stoverisporites microverrucatus (163508 163510 163513) Stoverisporites microverrucatus, Triporoletes laevigatus (163481 163506 163509 163511 163512) Triporoletes reticulatus, Stoverisporites microverrucatus (163507) Triporoletes reticulatus, Stoverisporites microverrucatus, Triporoletes laevigatus (163483 163484 163505 163514 163515)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) Aequitriradites sp. (137355)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) Aequitriradites insolitus (34114) Aequitriradites insolitus, Aequitriradites spinulosus (34141)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Miocene100.5 - 5.333China (Xingjian) Triporoletes sp. (140039)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Mendoza) Triporoletes reticulatus (149812)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5South Sudan Aequitriradites acusus (200009)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Australia (Northern Territory) Triporoletes reticulatus, Stoverisporites microverrucatus, Triporoletes laevigatus (163819)
Turonian - Maastrichtian93.9 - 66.0Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) Aequitriradites sp. (137357)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.5Antarctica Stoverisporites microverrucatus (169331 169332 169334 169335 169337 169338 169339 169340 169341 169342 169343 169344 169346 169348 169349 169351 169352)
Coniacian - Maastrichtian89.8 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Zlivisporis reticulatus (233992)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica Aequitriradites spinulosus, Triporoletes simplex (150509) Stoverisporites microverrucatus (169354)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) Aequitriradites spinulosus (207022)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Triporoletes reticulatus (153425)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Stoverisporites microverrucatus (153427)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Aequitriradites ornatus (22655) Aequitriradites ornatus, Aequitriradites spinulosus (36264)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica Aequitriradites sp. (150182)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Aequitriradites spinulosus (150237)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Triporoletes asper (168549)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Triporoletes reticulatus (150621)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Triporoletes reticulatus (167585 167586)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6Antarctica Triporoletes reticulatus (167588)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica Triporoletes reticulatus (153424)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Zlivisporis reticulatus (234014)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Aequitriradites spinulosus (152264)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Antarctica Triporoletes reticulatus (169272 169274)