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Pterospermites sternbergii

Angiospermae - Malvales - Sterculiaceae

Taxonomy
Pterospermites sternbergii was named by Lesquereux (1872). It is not extant. It is the type species of Protophyllum.

It was recombined as Protophyllum sternbergii by Lesquereux (1874) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Pterospermites sternbergii Lesquereux
1874Protophyllum sternbergii Lesquereux
1919Protophyllum sternbergii Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderMalvales
familySterculiaceaeVentenat 1807
genusPterospermitesHeer 1859
speciessternbergiiLesquereux 1872

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.

†Pterospermites sternbergii Lesquereux 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available