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Cephalopteris

Taxonomy
Cephalopteris was named by Nathorst (1914). It is not extant. Its type is Cephalopteris mirabilis.

It was assigned to Pteridospermophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. mirabilis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. praecox

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Cephalopteris Nathorst
1970Cephalopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridospermophyta
genusCephalopterisNathorst 1914

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. †Cephalopteris Nathorst 1914
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†Cephalopteris mirabilis Nathorst 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available