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Cathaysiopteris whitei

Taxonomy
Gigantopteris whitei was named by Halle (1927). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cathaysiopteris.

It was recombined as Cathaysiopteris whitei by Koidzumi (1934).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Gigantopteris whitei Halle
1934Cathaysiopteris whitei Koidzumi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
genusCathaysiopterisKoidzumi 1934
RankNameAuthor
specieswhitei(Halle 1927)

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.

Cathaysiopteris whitei Halle 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Oman Cathaysiopteris whitei (35517)