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Marchantiopsida
Description | Marchantiopsida is one of three classes within the liverwort phylum Marchantiophyta. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchantiopsida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | class | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Marchantiophyta : Marchantiopsida | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Bryophyta : Marchantiopsida | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Marchantiopsida | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (10%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Levermossor, Complex Thalloids | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchantiopsida |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Blasiales order | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Calobryales order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Jungermanniales order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Lunulariales order | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Marchantiales order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 290 Ma Permian | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Metzgeriales order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Monocleales order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Naiaditales order | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neohodgsoniales order | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerocarpales order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 124 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1997 | Marchantiopsida Kenrick and Crane |
2008 | Marchantiopsida Taylor et al. p. 1028 |
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!