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Gyrophyllites
Taxonomy
Gyrophyllites was named by Glocker (1841). Its type is Gyrophyllites kwassizensis.
It was assigned to Equisetales by Andrews (1970); and to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Equisetales by Andrews (1970); and to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species
G. kwassizensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1841 | Gyrophyllites Glocker |
| 1970 | Gyrophyllites Andrews |
| 1975 | Gyrophyllites Hantzschel |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Vertical or oblique shaft from which 5 to 20 (average 10) club- or leaf-shaped feeding tunnels radiate at different levels in whorled or helical arrangement; rosettes up to several cm. in diameter, becoming larger upward; tunnels may show spreiten structure; shape of whole structure conical. |