†family Hydropteridiaceae Doweld 2001
A valid replacement name for illegitimate Hydropteridaceae Rothwell & Stockey (Amer. J. Bot. 81(4): 481. 1994), based on illegitimate later homonym Hydropteris Rothwell & Stockey (1994) non Kondinskaja (in A. F. Chlonova, Palinol. Sibiri 120. 1966), a spore genus.
Full reference: A. B. Doweld. 2001. Prosyllabus Tracheophytorum. Tentamen Systematis Plantarum Vascularium.
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Hydropteris
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (4: North Dakota)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence