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Anthophyta

Taxonomy
Anthophyta was named as a phylum. It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Anthophyta by Benzecry and Brack-Hanes (2008).

It was assigned to Plantae by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Magnoliophyta by Benzecry and Brack-Hanes (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Anthophyta Shoshani et al. p. 434
2008Anthophyta Benzecry and Brack-Hanes p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumMagnoliophytaCronquist et al.
Anthophyta
Anthophyta

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.

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G. †Aquilapollenites Rouse 1957
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Aquilapollenites minimus Belsky et al. 1965
G. †Cranwellia Srivastava 1966
Unr. †Liliopsida Kenrick and Crane 1997
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Unr. †Alismatidae
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Invalid names: Hydrocharitales Dumort 1829 [empty], Triuridales [empty]
G. †Limnocarpus Reid 1898
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Limnocarpus cooperi Chandler 1961
Limnocarpus enormis Chandler 1961
Limnocarpus forbesi Heer 1862
Limnocarpus headonensis Gardner 1898
Limnocarpus magnus Chandler 1961
Invalid names: Liliophyceae Kenrick and Crane 1997 [replaced]
G. †Loranthacites Mtchedlishvili 1961
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Loranthacites nataliae Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available