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Lyginopteridaceae Bessey †

103904  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:103904)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Tracheophyta (Phylum)
  4. Spermatophytina (Subdivision)
  5. Gymnospermae (Superclass)
  6. Pteridospermopsida † (Class)
  7. Lyginopteridales † (Order)
  8. Lyginopteridaceae † (Family)
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  1. Genus Anasperma Long, 1966 †
  2. Genus Eristophyton M.D. Zalessky, 1911 †
  3. Genus Eusphenopteris W. Gothan ex E. Simson-Scharold, 1934 †
  4. Genus Lagenospermum Nathorst, 1914 †
  5. Genus Lagenostoma W.C. Williamson, 1875 †
  6. Genus Lyginodendron Gourlie, 1843 †
  7. Genus Lyginopteris H. Potonié, 1897 †
  8. Genus Megaloxylon A.C. Seward, 1899 †
  9. Genus Parasphenopteris K.-Q. Sun & S.-H. Deng, 2006 †
  10. Genus Pitys H.T.M. Witham, 1833 †
  11. Genus Pseudopecopteris Lesquereux, 1880 †
  12. Genus Rhetinangium Gordon, 1912 †
  13. Genus Silesiatheca G. Pacyna & D. Zdebska, 2010 †
  14. Genus Sphenopteris (A.T. Brongniart) Sternberg, 1825 †
  15. Genus Trivena M.T. Dunn, G.W. Rothwell & G. Mapes, 2003 †
  16. Genus Araucarioxylon Kraus in W.P. Schimper, 1870 † accepted as Pitys H.T.M. Witham, 1833 †
  17. Genus Dictyoxylon W.C. Williamson, 1869 † accepted as Lyginopteris H. Potonié, 1897 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, nomen rejiciendum)
  18. Genus Lagenospermopteris A.B. Doweld, 2003 † accepted as Eusphenopteris W. Gothan ex E. Simson-Scharold, 1934 † (superfluous replacement name)
  19. Genus Pissadendron Endlicher, 1842 † accepted as Pitys H.T.M. Witham, 1833 †
  20. Genus Pitus H.T.M. Witham, 1833 † accepted as Pitys H.T.M. Witham, 1833 †
  21. Genus Ullmannites J. Tuzson, 1906 † accepted as Eristophyton M.D. Zalessky, 1911 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, nomen rejiciendum)
  22. Genus Caracuboxylon M.D. Zalessky & E.F. Tschirkova, 1930 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  23. Genus Feraxotheca M.A. Millay & T.N. Taylor, 1977 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  24. Genus Melissiotheca B. Meyer-Berthaud, 1986 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  25. Genus Microspermopteris R.W. Baxter, 1949 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  26. Genus Sagenopteridium F.A. Stanislawski, 1976 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  27. Genus Schopfiangium B.M. Stidd, M.O. Rischbieter & T.L. Phillips, 1985 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Authorship also given elsewhere as Bessey, 1907, Zalessky, 1906, and Potonié, 1902, however Potonié, 1900 is correct...  
Taxonomic remark Authorship also given elsewhere as Bessey, 1907, Zalessky, 1906, and Potonié, 1902, however Potonié, 1900 is correct according to Anderson et al., 2007. [details]
IRMNG (2022). Lyginopteridaceae Bessey †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103904 on 2025-09-12
Date
action
by
2007-05-28 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2018-03-17 18:33:32Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2022-01-27 03:05:56Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] 

additional source Doweld, A. B. (2018). (2591) Proposal to conserve the name Lyginopteris against Dictyoxylon (fossil Spermatophyta: Lyginopteridopsida). <em>Taxon.</em> 67(1): 219-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.12705/671.29
note: recommends conserving Lyginopteris, hence also higher taxon names based upon it [details] 

status source Herendeen, P. S. (2020). Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Fossils: 13. <em>Taxon.</em> 69(2): 398-402., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12218
note: accepts Lyginopteris as nom. coms. [details] 

taxonomy source Novikoff, A.; Barabasz-Krasny, B. (2015). System of Embryophytes. In: Novikoff A., Barabasz-Krasny B. Modern Plant Systematics: 23-63. Liga-Pres, Lviv, Ukraine. , available online at https://phytomorphology.org/personal-information/system-of-embryophytes/ [details] 

name verified source Anderson, J. M.; Anderson, H. M.; Cleal, C. J. (2007). Brief history of the gymnosperms: classification, biodiversity, phytogeography and ecology. Strelitzia 20. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 280 pp. , available online at https://www.sanbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2007_Strelitzia20.pdf [details] 

current name source Novikoff, A.; Barabasz-Krasny, B. (2015). System of Embryophytes. In: Novikoff A., Barabasz-Krasny B. Modern Plant Systematics: 23-63. Liga-Pres, Lviv, Ukraine. , available online at https://phytomorphology.org/personal-information/system-of-embryophytes/
note: authorship given as Bessey [details] 
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Authorship also given elsewhere as Bessey, 1907, Zalessky, 1906, and Potonié, 1902, however Potonié, 1900 is correct according to Anderson et al., 2007. [details]
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