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Pachytestales (disused)

Pachytestopsida - Pachytestales

Taxonomy
Pachytestales was named by Doweld (2001). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Doweld (2001).

It was assigned to Pachytestopsida by Doweld (2001).

Subtaxa
Pachytestaceae, Polylophospermaceae, Stephanospermaceae
Entered
by A. Doweld on 2013-03-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Pachytestales Doweld

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classPachytestopsida
orderPachytestales
orderPachytestales

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.

Or. †Pachytestales Doweld 2001
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Invalid names: Pachytestaceae Doweld 2001 [empty], Polylophospermaceae Doweld 2001 [empty], Stephanospermaceae Doweld 2001 [empty]
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