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Pararaucaria

Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae

Taxonomy
Pararaucaria was named by Wieland (1935). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Pararaucaria patagonica. It was considered unknown by Wieland (1935).

It was assigned to Cheirolepidiaceae by Wieland (1935); and to Araucariaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. delfueyoi, P. patagonica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Pararaucaria Wieland
1970Pararaucaria Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyCheirolepidiaceaeTurutanova-Ketova 1963
genusPararaucariaWieland 1935

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. †Pararaucaria Wieland 1935
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†Pararaucaria delfueyoi Escapa et al. 2013
†Pararaucaria patagonica Wieland 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available