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Protocalamites

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Calamitaceae

Taxonomy
Protocalamites was named by Goebel (1906). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Calamitaceae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Protocalamites Goebel
1970Protocalamites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
RankNameAuthor
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
familyCalamitaceae
genusProtocalamitesGoebel 1906

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. †Protocalamites Goebel 1906
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†Protocalamites scrobiculatus Schlotheim 1820
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Visean or 372.20000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Indiana) P. dorfii (21033 21034)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) P. sp. (10673)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) P. goeppertii (21319)