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Scytophyllum pinnatum

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae

Taxonomy
Aipteris pinnata was named by Sixtel (1962). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Scytophyllum pinnatum by Dobruskina (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. apoldense, S. neuburgianum
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-01-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Aipteris pinnata Sixtel
1995Scytophyllum pinnatum Dobruskina

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumPeltaspermophyta
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyPeltaspermaceaeHarris 1937
genusScytophyllumBornemann 1856
speciespinnatum(Sixtel 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.

†Scytophyllum pinnatum Sixtel 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

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Carnian or 241.46400 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Kyrgyzstan Scytophyllum sp. 1 (30273)