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Sphaereda

Discussion

Senior taxonomic synonym of Beania Carruthers (1869), which is proposed for rejection by Doweld (2013).

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Taxonomy
Sphaereda was named by Lindley and Hutton (1835). Its type is Sphaereda paradoxa.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. paradoxa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Sphaereda Lindley and Hutton p. 17
1970Sphaereda Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusSphaeredaLindley and Hutton 1835

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. †Sphaereda Lindley and Hutton 1835
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†Sphaereda paradoxa Lindley and Hutton 1835
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available