Parent taxon: Gymnospermophyta according to H. N. Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Aethophyllum, Alatocarpus, Allicospermum, Araucariales, Arberiella, Archaeosperma, Barakaroxylon, Belemnopteris, Bennettitales, Birsinghpuria, Bulbospermum, Cardiocarpum, Carpodium, Collospermum, Coniferae, Coniferales, Cordaitopsida, Cornucarpus, Cupressoconus, Damudoxylon, Entylissa, Gondwanophyllites, Indoxylon, Kamthioxylon, Kaokoxylon, Kryshtofovichiella, Lyginopteridopsida, Maheshwariella, Megaporoxylon, Nandorioxylon, Nidispermum, Niponophyllum, Nummulospermum, Otofeistia, Pakuriospermum, Palaeocarpus, Palispermum, Pantiaspermum, Paradoxospermum, Parapalaeoxylon, Platycardia, Polyloboxylon, Polysolenoxylon, Prototaxopitys, Prototaxoxylon, Pyriformispermum, Retortistoma, Rotundaspermum, Savitrispermum, Scirroma, Sclerospiroxylon, Sertostrobus, Shivacarpus, Sonajorispermum, Stephanostoma, Stereocarpus, Sujfunophyllum, Surangephyllum, Tanaidia, Tanaidocarpidium, Taxaliospermum, Taxineae, Taxopitys, Triangulospermum, Trigonomyelon, Uesuguipollenites, Voltziostrobus, Zalesskioxylon, Gnetaceaepollenites, Lasiostrobus, Indusiisporites, Pilasporites, Darneya, Alisporites, Trisocladus, Rugubivesiculites, Embergerixylon, Parcisporites, Protocircoporoxylon, Enzonalasporites, Prototaxodioxylon, Yezonia, Galeacornea, Menaispermae, Majsassia, Scotoxylon, Minutosaccus, Reticulopitys, Eddya, Lobatoxylon, Yorkoxylon, Ktalenia, Shanbeipollenites, Zonallapollenites, Pteridospermopsida, Tordoxylon, Perinopollenites, Antarcticoxylon, Protopolyporoxylon, Pteridospermaexylon, Striomonosaccites, Cerebropollenites, Decussosporites, Taeniopitys, Dinophyton, Cedripites, Falcisporites, Amdrupia, Sofrepites, Ashmoripollis, Accintisporites, Solenoxylon, Exesipollenites, Cycadinoxylon, Squamae, Lagenospermopsida, Tungussocarpus, Paradoxoxylon, Svalbardoxylon, Taxacites, Parataxopitys
Subtaxa: Protopitys buchiana
Type: Protopitys buchiana
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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