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Rhynia

Psilophytopsida - Psilophytales

Taxonomy
Rhynia was named by Kidston and Lang (1917). It is not extant. Its type is Rhynia gwynnevaughani.

It was assigned to Psilophytales by Andrews (1970).

Species
R. gwynnevaughani (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
R. gwynnevaughanii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Rhynia Kidston and Lang
1970Rhynia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumPsilophytophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPsilophytopsidaKidston and Lang 1917
orderPsilophytalesPia 1924
genusRhyniaKidston and Lang 1917

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Rhynia Kidston and Lang 1917
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†Rhynia gwynnevaughani Kidston and Lang 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available