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.