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Palaeoweichselia defrancei

Pteropsida

Taxonomy
Pecopteris defrancei was named by Brongniart (1834). It is not extant. It is the type species of Palaeoweichselia, Pseudopecopteris.

It was recombined as Pseudopecopteris defrancei by Grand'Eury (1877); it was recombined as Palaeoweichselia defrancei by Potonie and Gothan (1909).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Pecopteris defrancei Brongniart
1877Pseudopecopteris defrancei Grand'Eury
1909Palaeoweichselia defrancei Potonie and Gothan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPteropsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassFilicinae
genusPalaeoweichseliaPotonie and Gothan 1909
speciesdefrancei(Brongniart 1834)

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Palaeoweichselia defrancei Brongniart 1834
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Diagnosis
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