Arborocladia Nikiforova, 1941 [Nekhoroshev, 1953/1955?]

Type species: Arborocladia tarkhanca Nikiforova, 1941

The first publication of the name was in Nikiforova, 1941. Subsequent references to Nekhoroshev 1953 or 1955 appear to be incorrect.

This genus includes the species:

Arborocladia argolensis Popeko, 1977 Early Carboniferous Russia
Arborocladia peculiaris (Sakagami, 1962) Carboniferous Mississippian Japan
Arborocladia simplex Gorjunova & Morozova, 1979 Early Carboniferous Visean Mongolia
Arborocladia tarkhanca Nikiforova, 1941 Early Carboniferous Tournaisian Russia

This information is based upon various sources, but no personal knowledge. I am indebted to the late Alan Horowitz for his compilation, and to Dr. J. Pachut.
I would be grateful for corrections to, or critical reviews of this information. This is not a 'final' version (an impossible ideal), but a working document.

Thanks to Andrej Ernst for further information.


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