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Botryopteris

Coenopteridales

Taxonomy
Botryopteris was named by Renault (1875). It is not extant. Its type is Botryopteris forensis.

It was assigned to Coenopteridales by Andrews (1970).

Species
B. forensis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. tridentata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Botryopteris Renault
1970Botryopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderCoenopteridales
genusBotryopterisRenault 1875

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.

G. †Botryopteris Renault 1875
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†Botryopteris forensis Renault 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Hastarian to the top of the Sakmarian or 358.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian - Ivorian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) B. antiqua (10644)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2France B. antiqua (10659)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2France (Roannis) B. antiqua (10660)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) B. forensis (12918) B. sp., B. mediatena, B. forensis (12769) B. tridentata, B. sp. (12768)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) B. sp. (21325)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) B. antiqua (10646 35777 35920)
Namurian330.9 - 318.7Germany B. ramosa (37357)
Namurian - Westphalian A330.9 - 316.9Spain (Leon) B. hirsuta, B. ramosa, B. tridentata (37358)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Germany B. tridentata (37501)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium B. dichotoma, B. hirsuta, B. mucilaginosa, B. ramosa, B. tridentata (37495)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) B. hirsuta, B. ramosa (37359 37376 37382) B. hirsuta, B. ramosa, B. scottii (37369)
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.7 - 314.6Germany B. tridentata (37506)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C316.9 - 309.8Netherlands B. tridentata (37600)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1China (Hebei) B. tridentata (21185)