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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).

Species
G. kwassizensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Gyrophyllites Glocker
1970Gyrophyllites Andrews
1975Gyrophyllites Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusGyrophyllitesGlocker 1841

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.

G. †Gyrophyllites Glocker 1841
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Vertical 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.