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Rhaphidopteris astartensis

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Umkomasiaceae

Taxonomy
Stenopteris astartensis was named by Harris (1932). It is not extant. It is the type species of Rhaphidopteris.

It was recombined as Rhaphidopteris astartensis by Barale (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Stenopteris astartensis Harris
1972Rhaphidopteris astartensis Barale

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyUmkomasiaceaePetriella 1981
genusRhaphidopterisBarale 1972
speciesastartensis(Harris 1932)

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.

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Diagnosis
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