IRMNG - Megalopteris (J.W. Dawson) E.B. Andrews, 1875 †

IRMNG taxon details

Megalopteris (J.W. Dawson) E.B. Andrews, 1875 †

IRMNG_ID

1085044 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1085044)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pteridophytes/Pteridosperms (awaiting allocation) †

Synonymised names

Cannophyllites A.T. Brongniart, 1828 † · unaccepted

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Basionym: Neuropteris subg. Megalopteris J.W. Dawson, 1871. Nom. cons.

Taxonomic remark Basionym: Neuropteris subg. Megalopteris J.W. Dawson, 1871. Nom. cons. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Megalopteris (J.W. Dawson) E.B. Andrews, 1875 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1085044 on 2024-06-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-05-28 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (5)
Notes (3)

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]

name verified source 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]

current name source Leary, R.L.; Pfefferkorn, H.W. (1977). An Early Pennsylvanian flora with Megalopteris and Noeggerathiales from west-central Illinois. Illinois State Geological Survey Circular no. 500, 77 pp. [details]

extant flag source 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]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info Foliage; Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian). (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]

Nomenclatural status nomen conservandum [details]

Taxonomic remark Basionym: Neuropteris subg. Megalopteris J.W. Dawson, 1871. Nom. cons. [details]