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Ptychopteris

Taxonomy
Ptychopteris was named by Corda (1845). It is not extant. Its type is Ptychopteris macrodiscus.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. macrodiscus (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-04-02; modified by B. Allen on 2020-04-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Ptychopteris Corda
1970Ptychopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusPtychopterisCorda 1845

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. †Ptychopteris Corda 1845
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†Ptychopteris macrodiscus Brongniart 1845
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available