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Lycophyta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Lycophyta Taylor et al. p. 1027

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumLycophyta
phylumLycophyta

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.

Ph. †Lycophyta
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G. †Acanthotriletes Potonié and Kremp 1954
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†Acanthotriletes baskoensis Sah and Jain 1965
†Acanthotriletes filiformis Balme and Hennelly 1965
†Acanthotriletes offshorensis Mathur and Chopra 1982
†Acanthotriletes tereteangulatus Balme and Hennelly 1970
G. †Annalepis Fliche 1910
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Subg. †Annalepis (Tomiostrobus) Neuburg 1936
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†Annalepis (Tomiostrobus) leae Dobruskina 1995
†Annalepis zeilleri Fliche 1910
G. †Bacutriletes Van der Hammen 1955
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†Bacutriletes cutchensis Singh et al. 1964
†Bacutriletes dijkstrae Singh et al. 1964
†Bacutriletes guttula Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1991
†Bacutriletes triangulatus Taylor and Taylor 1988
G. †Carinostrobus Baxter 1971
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†Carinostrobus foresmani Baxter 1971
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G. †Lidasimophyton Senkevich 1961
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†Lidasimophyton akkermensis Senkevich 1961
G. †Erlansonisporites Potonié 1956
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†Erlansonisporites mineri Sukh-Dev 1961
†Erlansonisporites sparassis Potonié 1956
†Erlansonisporites verrucatus Villar de Seoane and Archangelsky 2008
G. †Ferganodendron Dobruskina 1974
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G. †Guycampbellia Hoskins and Cross 1951
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†Guycampbellia microphylla Read and Campbell 1939
G. †Horstisporites Potonié 1956
G. †Hughesisporites Potonié 1956
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†Hughesisporites patagonicus Taylor and Taylor 1988
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G. †Achlamydocarpon Schumacker-Lambry 1966
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†Achlamydocarpon belgicum Schumacker-Lambry 1966
G. †Lepidocystis Lesquereux 1880
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†Lepidocystis pectinatus Lesquereux 1880
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G. †Aspidiopsis Potonie 1893
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†Aspidiopsis coniferoides Potonie 1893
G. †Bergeria Presl 1838
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†Bergeria acuta Presl 1838
G. †Lepidodendron Sternberg 1820
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†Lepidodendron aculeatum Sternberg 1820
†Lepidodendron batovii Chachlov 1948
†Lepidodendron obovatum Sternberg 1820
Invalid names: Aspidiaria Presl 1838 [synonym], Sagenaria Brongniart 1822 [synonym]
G. †Lepidophloios Sternberg 1825
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†Lepidophloios laricinus Sternberg 1820
Invalid names: Lepidofloyos Sternberg 1825 [replaced]
G. †Lepidophylloides Snigirevskaya 1958
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†Lepidophylloides intermedium Lindley and Hutton 1831
G. †Lepidostrobophyllum Hirmer 1927
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†Lepidostrobophyllum maius Brongniart 1927
G. †Lychnophorites Martius 1822
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†Lychnophorites dichotomus Sternberg 1820
G. †Phillipsia Presl 1838
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†Phillipsia harcourtii Witham 1833
G. †Lycopogenia Read 1936
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Invalid names: Diaphorodendraceae [empty]
G. †Pleuromeiopsis Sixtel 1962
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Unr. †Protolepidodendrales Kenrick and Crane 1997
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Fm. †Haskinsiaceae Grierson and Banks 1983
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G. †Haskinsia Berry and Edwards 1996
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†Haskinsia sagittata Edwards and Benedetto 1985
G. †Protolepidodendron Krejci 1880
G. †Pseudolepidodendropsis Schweitzer 1969
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Invalid names: Cyclostigma minutum Haughton 1871 [synonym]
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G. †Calamosyrinx Petzholdt 1841
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†Calamosyrinx zwickaviensis Petzholdt 1841
G. †Clathraria Brongniart 1822
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†Clathraria brardii Brongniart 1822
G. †Dictyoxylon Brongniart 1872
G. †Euphorbites Martius 1822
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†Euphorbites cicatricosus Martius 1822
G. †Mazocarpon Scott 1907
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†Mazocarpon shorense Benson 1918
G. †Mesosigillaria Weiss and Sterzel 1893
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G. †Presigillaria Novik 1968
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G. †Pseudosyringodendron Grand'Eury 1890
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G. †Rhytidolepis Sternberg 1822
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†Rhytidolepis ocellata Sternberg 1822
G. †Sigillaria Brongniart 1822
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†Sigillaria scutellata Brongniart 1822
Invalid names: Favularia Sternberg 1825 [synonym]
G. †Sigillarioides Lesquereux 1870
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†Sigillarioides radicans Lesquereux 1870
G. †Sigillariophyllum Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Sigillariopsis Renault 1879
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†Sigillariopsis decaisnei Renault 1879
G. †Stemmatopteris Corda 1845
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†Stemmatopteris peltigera Brongniart 1828
G. †Syringodendron Sternberg 1820
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†Syringodendron organum Sternberg 1820
G. †Wexfordia Matten 1989
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†Wexfordia hookense Matten 1989
Invalid names: Pleuromeiales [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 407.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (585 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Acanthotriletes simplex (26903)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Piaui) Protolepidodendron sp. (37128)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Uzbekistan Acanthotriletes parvispinosus (217135)
Eifelian - Early/Lower Givetian393.3 - 383.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthotriletes sp. (22747)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Venezuela (Zulia State) Haskinsia hastata, Haskinsia sagittata (21170) Haskinsia sp. (21176)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Norway (Svalbard) Bergeria mimerensis (21137 22854 22857)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Protolepidodendron sp. (28332)
Eifelian - Early/Lower Frasnian393.3 - 382.4Venezuela (Zulia State) Haskinsia sagittata (14213)
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.3 - 358.9USA (Virginia) Protolepidodendron primaevum (23033)
Early/Lower Givetian - Eifelian388.1 - 387.7Venezuela (Zulia State) Haskinsia sagittata (21169)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Netherlands (Limburg) Bacutriletes nanus (31780 31785) Bacutriletes sp. (31784)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Sweden (Scania) Bacutriletes ferulus, Bacutriletes majorinus, Erlansonisporites scanicus, Erlansonisporites septus (34318 34359) Bacutriletes ferulus, Erlansonisporites scanicus, Erlansonisporites septus (34317) Bacutriletes majorinus, Erlansonisporites scanicus (34316 34352 34353) Bacutriletes majorinus, Erlansonisporites scanicus, Erlansonisporites septus (34347 34358 34376) Bacutriletes sp., Erlansonisporites scanicus, Erlansonisporites septus (34372 34374 34378) Erlansonisporites scanicus (34349 34356 34377 34384) Erlansonisporites scanicus, Erlansonisporites septus (34348 34350 34357 34360 34361 34362 34381 34383)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) Acanthotriletes sp., Acanthotriletes varispinosus (207022) Bacutriletes tylotus (33033) Erlansonisporites sparassis (33035) Horstisporites radialis (33025)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Acanthotriletes sp. (22659 36264 55352)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Bacutriletes guttula, Horstisporites harrisii (44186)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Erlansonisporites globosus, Horstisporites radialis (33055) Hortisporites canadensis (31716)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Canada (Nunavut) Bacutriletes sp. (32600 32601) Bacutriletes sp., Erlansonisporites sp. (32602)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0South Sudan Acanthotriletes sp. (199947)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Acanthotriletes varispinosus (32522)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7Canada (Alberta) Erlansonisporites sparassis (33088)