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Coniferophyta (conifer)
Taxonomy
Coniferophyta is a phylum. It is extant.
It was assigned to Plantae by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Embryophyta by Taylor et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Plantae by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Embryophyta by Taylor et al. (2008).
Subtaxa
Abietoxylon, Abiocaulis, Albertia, Alloxylon, Anomaloxylon, Arctoxylon, Benstedtia, Borysthenia, Callitrites, Calloxylon, Cedrophloios, Ceratostrobus, Cheirostrobus, Cladocupressoxylon, Coniferoxylon, Cordaitales, Cormaraucarioxylon, Cormocedroxylon, Cormocupressoxylon, Cryptomerites, Cupressoxylon, Cycadocarpidium, Dammarophyllum, Dictyodendron, Eleoxylon, Eurysacis, Germaria, Glyptolepidium, Glyptostroboxylon, Hiltonia, Krauselcladus, Lebachia, Legnophora, Legnophora girardi, Libocedrites, Lutuginia, Macrostachya, Metacedroxylon, Paleotaxites, Paraphyllocladoxylon, Parapinuxylon, Phleboxylon, Phyllocladopitys, Phyllostrobus, Pityites, Pityocladus, Platyspiroxylon, Protobrachyoxylon, Protocedroxylon, Protojuniperoxylon, Protopiceoxylon, Protopinuxylon, Protopodocarpoxylon, Pseudoaraucarites, Pseudotaxodioxylon, Retinoxylon (syn. Retinodendron), Rhizocedroxylon, Rhizotaxodioxylon, Sboromirskia, Spiroxylon, Storgaardia, Swedenborgia, Taxeopsis, Taxoxylon, Taxoxylum, Thylloxylon, Trematoxylon, Walchia, Walchiostrobus, Zamioidea
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1864 | Legnophora Heer p. 297 |
1864 | Legnophora girardi Heer p. 297 fig. 5 |
1886 | Legnophora Scudder p. 220 |
1989 | Coniferophyta Shoshani et al. p. 434 |
2008 | Coniferophyta Taylor et al. p. 1027 |
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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. Coniferophyta [conifer]
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G. †Borysthenia Stanislavskiy 1976
G. †Callitrites Endlicher 1847
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†Callitrites brongniartii Endlicher 1847
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Invalid names: Equisetum brachyodon Brongniart 1822 [replaced]
Or. †Cordaitales Scott 1909
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G. †Apaloxylon Renault 1892
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†Apaloxylon rocheri Renault 1892
Invalid names: Hapaloxylon Renault 1896 [synonym]
G. †Arberia White 1908
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†Arberia indica White 1908
†Arberia minasica White 1908
†Arberia surangei Chandra and Srivastava 1981
†Arberia umbellata Surange and Lele 1957
G. †Cheirophyllum Pant and Singh 1978
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†Cheirophyllum lacerata Feistmantel 1882
Invalid names: Palmatophyllites Maithy 1965 [synonym]
G. †Cordaicarpus Geinitz 1862
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†Cordaicarpus chichariensis Lele 1963
†Cordaicarpus karharbarense Maithy 1965
†Cordaicarpus ovatus Lele 1963
†Cordaicarpus zeilleri Maithy 1965
G. †Cordaifloyos Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Cormocordaites Grand'Eury 1890
G. †Dolianitia Millan 1967
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†Dolianitia karharbarensis Maithy 1970
†Dolianitia opposita Millan 1967
G. †Rhizocordaites Grand'Eury 1890
Invalid names: Cordaiphloeum Grand'Eury 1877 [nomen nudum]
G. †Cycadocarpidium Nathorst 1886
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†Cycadocarpidium asaense Kon'no 1961
†Cycadocarpidium dzerganense Genkina 1966
†Cycadocarpidium erdmanni Nathorst 1886
†Cycadocarpidium giganteum Sun 1979
†Cycadocarpidium insignis Genkina 1963
†Cycadocarpidium issykkulense Genkina 1963
†Cycadocarpidium nagatoense Kon'no 1961
†Cycadocarpidium swabii Oishi 1932
G. †Eurysacis Schulze 1887
G. †Retinoxylon Endlicher 1847
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†Retinoxylon pityoides Zenker 1833
Invalid names: Retinodendron Zenker 1833 [replaced]
Invalid names: Legnophora Heer 1864 [nomen dubium], Legnophora girardi Heer 1864 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 388.10000 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections (583 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Devonian | USA (Michigan) | Callixylon newberryi (14248) | |
Late/Upper Givetian | USA (New York) | Callixylon petryi (14291) | |
Early/Lower Frasnian | Canada (Alberta) | Callixylon zalesskyi (21241) | |
Early/Lower Frasnian | USA (New York) | Callixylon petryi (14276 14293) | |
Frasnian | USA (Virginia) | Callixylon sp. (21109) | |
Frasnian | USA (New York) | Callixylon petryi, Callixylon Zalesskyi (14269) Callixylon sp. (14249 14270 14274 14277 28532 29006) Callixylon zalesskyi (14297 21242) Euphyllophytina B4 (28516) | |
Frasnian | USA (Ohio) | Callixylon newberryi (74950 74951) | |
Late/Upper Devonian | USA (Virginia) | Callixylon sp. (21199) | |
Late/Upper Devonian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Callixylon sp. (14221) | |
Late/Upper Devonian | Canada (Alberta) | Callixylon trifilievi (22936) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
Campanian | USA (Montana) | Coniferophyta indet. (26775) | |
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | USA (New Jersey) | Coniferophyta indet. (48725) | |
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | USA (Utah) | Coniferophyta indet. (230913) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | Coniferophyta indet. (34826) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (South Dakota) | Coniferophyta indet. (47034) | |
MP 13 | Germany (Eifel) | Libocedrites salicornioides (24201) | |
Rupelian - Chattian | Germany (Saxony) | Libocedrites salicornioides (24922 24923 24925 24979 24982 24983 25001 25002 25574 25575 25578 25582 25586 25591) | |
Neogene | China (Yunnan) | Coniferophyta indet. (224533) | |
Turolian | Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') | Borysthenia naticina (174455) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | China (Yunnan) | Coniferophyta indet. (224476) |