Revision of the Carboniferous genus Rhodeites Němejc from European and American localities

Abstract

The paper deals with two Pennsylvanian species Rhodeites gutbieri (Ettingshausen) Němejc and Rhodeopteridium subpetiolatum (Potonié) comb. nov. which are mostly mistakenly placed into one species Rhodea subpetiolata (Potonié) Zeiller. The clear differences between the two species are given. This paper focuses on their morphological details (including cuticle), as well as stratigraphical and geographical distributions. The genus Rhodeites is emended. Only sterile specimens of Rhodeites are known up till now and so the systematic position is still unknown. This paper also discusses their ecological status in nature.