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Dematiaceae

Melanconiales - Dematiaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Dematiaceae Knowlton
1970Dematiaceae Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
orderMelanconiales
RankNameAuthor
familyDematiaceae
familyDematiaceae

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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G. Alternaria Nees 1816
G. Annellophora Hughes 1951
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Annellophora mussandae Gupta 1970
G. Anthostomella Saccardo 1875
G. Arthrinium Kunze
G. †Cladosporites Felix 1894
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Cladosporites ligniperditor Whitford 1914
G. †Clasterosporites Pia 1927
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Clasterosporites eocaenicus Fritel and Viguier 1927
G. †Sirodesmites Pia 1927
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G. Tetraploa Berkeley and Brown
G. †Torulites Pia 1927
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 Priabonian to the top of the Pleistocene or 38.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru (Loreto) Tetraploa aristata (144474)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (West Bengal) Annellophora mussandae, Tetraploa aristata, Tetraploa ellisii (224677)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Gujarat) Dematiaceae indet., Alternaria sp., Tetraploa sp. (228786)