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Alethopteridaceae

Cycadopsida - Trigonocarpales - Alethopteridaceae

Taxonomy
Alethopteridae was named by Corsin (1960).

It was corrected as Alethopteridaceae by Šimůnek (2017).

It was assigned to Plantae by Dilcher et al. (2005); and to Medullosales by Šimůnek (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Alethopteridae Corsin
2005Alethopteridae Dilcher et al. p. 161
2017Alethopteridaceae Šimůnek p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderTrigonocarpales
familyAlethopteridaceae(Corsin 1960)
familyAlethopteridaceae(Corsin 1960)

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.

Fm. †Alethopteridaceae Corsin 1960
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G. †Compsopteris Zalessky 1934
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†Compsopteris adzvensis Zalessky 1934
G. †Crepidopteris Presl 1838
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†Crepidopteris marginata Brongniart 1838
G. †Cyphopteris Presl 1838
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†Cyphopteris punctulata Brongniart 1838
G. †Pseudoalethopteris Achepohl 1883
G. †Pteridopsis Howse 1890
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†Pteridopsis plumosa Howse 1890
G. †Validopteris Bertrand 1932
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†Validopteris integra Gothan 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Carnian or 293.52000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (84 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1China (Ningxia) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29767)
Autunian - Kungurian298.9 - 274.4Spain Validopteris robusta (25892)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Turkey (Diyarbakir) Validopteris sp. (27809)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3Mexico (Hidalgo) Validopteris sp. (23179)
Sakmarian - Capitanian293.52 - 259.51China (Xinjiang) Compsopteris sp. 1 (30027)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4China (Nei Mongol) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29763) Validopteris sp. 1 (29830)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation Compsopteris sp. (197912)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Canada (Nunavut) Compsopteris sp. (34100)
Ufimian - Kazanian277.3 - 266.9China (Qinghai) Compsopteris contracta (68580)
Ufimian - Changhsingian277.3 - 251.902Saudi Arabia (Qasim) Validopteris sp. (11156)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Compsopteris sp. 1 (30853) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (30851 30855)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Mongolia Compsopteris sp. 1 (30338)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28China (Hebei) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29850)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28China (Henan) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29954)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28China (Shaanxi) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29867)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51Russian Federation Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (30801)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Guangdong) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29804 29813)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Russian Federation Compsopteris sp. 1 (30865) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (30864 30867 30869 30871 30872) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2, Compsopteris sp. 3 (30873) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2, Compsopteris sp. 3, Compsopteris sp. 4 (30862)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29769)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Fujian) Compsopteris sp. 1 (30091) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (30088)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Guangdong) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (29814)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Jiangsu) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (29949)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Liaoning) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29958)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Shandong) Compsopteris sp. 1 (30057)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Heilongjiang) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29897)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Hebei) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29860 29861)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14Russian Federation Compsopteris sp. 1 (30366 30884 30885) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (30875 30878 30879) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2, Compsopteris sp. 3 (30877 30883)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Shaanxi) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29868 29870)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14China (Nei Mongol) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29828)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Qinghai) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29806)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29952 29973) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (29942)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Zhejiang) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29773 29777)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangdong) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29823 29824 29825) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (29833)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xinjiang) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29838)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Fujian) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (30098)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Anhui) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29797) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (29794)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hunan) Validopteris sp. 1 (29895)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29910)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29513)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangsu) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29957 29964)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Yunnan) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29820)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Gansu) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29956)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902China (Jilin) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29832) Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (29826)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Mongolia Compsopteris sp. 1, Compsopteris sp. 2 (30337)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangdong) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29839 29855)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Compsopteris contracta, Compsopteris imparis (206087)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xinjiang) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29834 30084 30095)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Compsopteris sp. 1 (30005)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Gansu) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29966)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Compsopteris sp. 1 (29792)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary Compsopteris sp. (24667)