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Sphaeripollenites

Equisetopsida - Cupressales

Taxonomy
Sphaeripollenites was named by Couper (1958). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cupressales by Couper (1958); and to Plantae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Broglio Loriga et al. (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Sphaeripollenites Couper
1976Spheripollenites Lakhanpal et al.
1990Sphaeripollenites Broglio Loriga et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
orderCupressales
genusSphaeripollenitesCouper 1958

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. †Sphaeripollenites Couper 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available