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Weichseliaceae (disused)

Polypodiopsida - Filicales - Weichseliaceae

Taxonomy
Weichseliaceae was named by Zimmermann (1959). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Filicales by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Entered
by A. Doweld on 2013-03-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Weichseliaceae Zimmermann p. 323
1976Weichseliaceae Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderFilicales
familyWeichseliaceae
familyWeichseliaceae

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.

Fm. †Weichseliaceae Zimmermann 1959
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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