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Acanthophyton

Taxonomy
Acanthophyton was named by Dawson (1862). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Acanthophyton spinosum.

It was assigned to Psilophytophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. spinosum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Acanthophyton Dawson
1970Acanthophyton Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumPsilophytophyta
genusAcanthophytonDawson 1862

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. †Acanthophyton Dawson 1862
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†Acanthophyton spinosum Dawson 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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No ecological data are available
Collections
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