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Sphaerocarpales
| Description | Sphaerocarpales is an order of plants within the liverworts. Approximately twenty species are in this order which is sub-divided into three families: Sphaerocarpaceae and Riellaceae, as well as the extinct family Naiaditaceae. The inclusion of the Naiaditaceae is uncertain, and the family has sometimes been assigned to the Haplomitriales. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerocarpales, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Marchantiophyta : Marchantiopsida : Sphaerocarpales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Bryophyta : Marchantiopsida : Sphaerocarpales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sphaerocarpales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (9.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Kenrick and P.R. Crane. 1997. The Origin and Early Diversification of Land Plants: a Cladistic Study | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerocarpales |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Monocarpaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Riellaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerocarpaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aequitriradites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 124 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1910 | Sphaerocarpales Cavers |
| 1997 | Sphaerocarpales Kenrick and Crane |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
