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Elkinsiaceae

Lagenospermopsida - Elkinsiales - Elkinsiaceae

Taxonomy
Elkinsiaceae was named by Rothwell et al. (1989). It is not extant. It was considered unknown by Rothwell et al. (1989).

It was assigned to Elkinsiales by Rothwell et al. (1989).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Elkinsiaceae Rothwell et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumGymnospermophytaCleal 1994
classLagenospermopsidaCleal 1994
RankNameAuthor
orderElkinsialesRothwell et al. 1989
familyElkinsiaceaeRothwell et al. 1989
familyElkinsiaceaeRothwell et al. 1989

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. †Elkinsiaceae Rothwell et al. 1989
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G. †Xenotheca Arber and Goode 1915
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Xenotheca devonica Arber and Goode 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 370.60000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7USA (West Virginia) Xenotheca sp. (21198)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Namur) Xenotheca bertrandii (32277)