IRMNG - Spongiophyton R. Kräusel in F.W. Lange, 1954 †

IRMNG taxon details

Spongiophyton R. Kräusel in F.W. Lange, 1954 †

IRMNG_ID

1089909 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1089909)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Spongiophytaceae †

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Monografia, Departamento Nacional da Produçao Mineral (D. N. P. M.), Divisao de Geologia e Mineralogia 15: -. [1-41] [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Thalloid fossil of unknown affinity, which has been variously suggested to be a colonial animal, alga, vascular plant, or...

Taxonomic remark Thalloid fossil of unknown affinity, which has been variously suggested to be a colonial animal, alga, vascular plant, or bryophyte, refer Taylor et al., 2009. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Spongiophyton R. Kräusel in F.W. Lange, 1954 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1089909 on 2024-11-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-05-28 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2012-02-16 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2018-01-27 21:43:54Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (2)
Notes (2)

original description Monografia, Departamento Nacional da Produçao Mineral (D. N. P. M.), Divisao de Geologia e Mineralogia 15: -. [1-41] [details]

current name source Taylor, T. N.; Taylor, E. L.; Krings, M. (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Second Edition. Academic Press, 1252 pp. , available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123739728 [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info Lower Devonian; Brazil (Paraná). (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]

Taxonomic remark Thalloid fossil of unknown affinity, which has been variously suggested to be a colonial animal, alga, vascular plant, or bryophyte, refer Taylor et al., 2009. [details]