Alternative combination: Nilssonia morrisiana
Synonyms: Pterophyllum carterianum Oldham 1863, Pterophyllum falconerianum Morris 1863
Belongs to Pterophyllum according to S. Chandra and R. Tewari 1991
See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Pterophyllum aequale, Pterophyllum affine, Pterophyllum alaskense, Pterophyllum astartense, Pterophyllum bavieri, Pterophyllum brevipenne, Pterophyllum burdwanense, Pterophyllum cheondaeriense, Pterophyllum compressum, Pterophyllum contiguum, Pterophyllum ctenoides, Pterophyllum daleanum, Pterophyllum distans, Pterophyllum exhibens, Pterophyllum footeanum, Pterophyllum fragile, Pterophyllum guptai, Pterophyllum inaequale, Pterophyllum incisum, Pterophyllum jaegeri, Pterophyllum karkatiensis, Pterophyllum kingianum, Pterophyllum lepidum, Pterophyllum longifolium, Pterophyllum lowryanum, Pterophyllum medlicottianum, Pterophyllum micraequale, Pterophyllum minus, Pterophyllum montanense, Pterophyllum nathorsti, Pterophyllum nerbuddaicum, Pterophyllum princeps, Pterophyllum propinquum, Pterophyllum rajmahalense, Pterophyllum sahnii, Pterophyllum santajuanensis, Pterophyllum sinensis, Pterophyllum subaequale, Pterophyllum taylorsvillensis, Pterophyllum thomasi, Pterophyllum tietzei, Pterophyllum trichomatosum, Pterophyllum trilobatum, Pterophyllum xiphipterum
Type specimens:
- Pterophyllum morrisianum: Its type locality is Bindraban, which is in a Jurassic fluvial horizon in India
- Pterophyllum carterianum: Its type locality is Bindraban, which is in a Jurassic fluvial horizon in India.
- Pterophyllum falconerianum: Its type locality is Bindraban, which is in a Jurassic fluvial horizon in India.
Distribution:
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