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Menopteris

Taxonomy
Menopteris was named by Stenzel (1889). It is not extant. Its type is Menopteris dubia.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. dubia (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-13; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Menopteris Stenzel
1970Menopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
genusMenopterisStenzel 1889

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. †Menopteris Stenzel 1889
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†Menopteris dubia Cotta 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available