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Spathulopteris

Sphenopteridae

Taxonomy
Spathulopteris was named by Kidston (1923). It is not extant. Its type is Spathulopteris obovata.

It was assigned to Sphenopteridae by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. obovata (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. clavigera, S. decomposita, S. dunsii, S. ettingshausenii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Spathulopteris Kidston
1970Spathulopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
genusSpathulopterisKidston 1923

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. †Spathulopteris Kidston 1923
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†Spathulopteris obovata Lindley and Hutton 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available