Biology:Phyllotheca

Short description: Extinct genus of ferns

Phyllotheca Temporal range: Permian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Subclass:	Equisetidae
Order:	Equisetales
Family:	†Phyllothecaceae
Genus:	†Phyllotheca Brongniart (1828)
Species
P. australis P. brevifolia P. griesbachii P. indica P. longifolia

The genus Phyllotheca was created in 1828, when Brongniart described the type species Phyllotheca australis coming from Hawkesbury River, Australia .

Species

• Phyllotheca australis: Initially described by Brongniart coming from Australia .
• Phyllotheca brevifolia: Described by Roesler, Boardman and Iannuzzi. Found in Paleorrota geopark on Morro Papaléo in Mariana Pimentel, Brazil . The area is in Rio Bonito Formation dating from Sakmarian in the Permian.
• Phyllotheca indica: Described by Towrow in 1955. Coming from India .
• Phyllotheca longifolia: Described by Roesler and Boardman. Found in Paleorrota geopark on Morro Papaléo in Mariana Pimentel, Brazil . The area is in Rio Bonito Formation dating from Sakmarian in the Permian.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189421 entry