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Rhachiopteris

Taxonomy
Rhachiopteris was named by Dawson (1862). It is not extant. Its type is Rhachiopteris pinnata.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
R. pinnata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Rhachiopteris Dawson
1970Rhachiopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusRhachiopterisDawson 1862

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. †Rhachiopteris Dawson 1862
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†Rhachiopteris pinnata Dawson 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available