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Ovopteris

Sphenopteridae

Taxonomy
Ovopteris was named by Potonie (1893). It is not extant. Its type is Ovopteris cremeriana.

It was assigned to Sphenopteridae by Andrews (1970).

Species
O. cremeriana (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
O. communis, O. decheni, O. pecopteroides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Ovopteris Potonie
1970Ovopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
genusOvopterisPotonie 1893

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. †Ovopteris Potonie 1893
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†Ovopteris cremeriana Potonie 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available