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Callipterianthus

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae

Taxonomy
Callipterianthus was named by Roselt (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Callipterianthus arnhardtii.

It was assigned to Pteridospermophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Peltaspermaceae by Meyen (1984).

Species
C. arnhardtii (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2009-11-08; modified by B. Allen on 2020-02-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Callipterianthus Roselt
1970Callipterianthus Andrews
1984Callipterianthus Meyen p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
RankNameAuthor
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyPeltaspermaceaeHarris 1937
genusCallipterianthusRoselt 1962

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. †Callipterianthus Roselt 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available