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IRMNG name details

Dictyocordaites Dawson, 1889 †

1242581  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1242581)

 unaccepted (treated / proposed as subgenus (?))
Genus
Dictyo-cordaites Dawson, 1889 † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (contravenes Art. 60.12 (Shenzhen)...)  
contravenes Art. 60.12 (Shenzhen) - no hyphens in fossil genus names
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Name corrected from original incorrect spelling Dictyo-cordaites. Mentioned in Harms & Leisman 1961 as originally a...  
Taxonomic remark Name corrected from original incorrect spelling Dictyo-cordaites. Mentioned in Harms & Leisman 1961 as originally a proposed subgenus of Cordaites (as Dictyo-cordaites), original work not seen. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Dictyocordaites Dawson, 1889 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1242581 on 2025-12-05
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2009-07-27 22:00:00Z
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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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2025-06-22 18:33:58Z
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basis of record Index Nominum Genericorum (orthography adjusted) [details] 

additional source Andrews, H. N. (1970). Index of Generic Names of Fossil Plants, 1820-1965. Geological Survey Bulletin 1300. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 354 pp.
note: This spelling (Dictyocordaites not Dictyo-cordaites) [details] 

source of synonymy Harms, V. L.; Leisman, G. A. (1961). The anatomy and morphology of certain Cordaites leaves. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 35(5): 1041-1064., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1301193
note: Listed as a proposed subgenus of Cordaites, refer note [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] 

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] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Upper Devonian. (Index Nominum Genericorum) (as Dictyo-cordaites). [details]

Taxonomic remark Name corrected from original incorrect spelling Dictyo-cordaites. Mentioned in Harms & Leisman 1961 as originally a proposed subgenus of Cordaites (as Dictyo-cordaites), original work not seen. [details]

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