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Chasmatopteris

Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae

Taxonomy
Chasmatopteris was named by Zalessky (1931). It is not extant. Its type is Chasmatopteris principalis.

It was assigned to Osmundaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. principalis (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-04; modified by B. Allen on 2020-02-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Chasmatopteris Zalessky
1970Chasmatopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
familyOsmundaceaeBerchtold and Presl
genusChasmatopterisZalessky 1931

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. †Chasmatopteris Zalessky 1931
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†Chasmatopteris principalis Zalessky 1931
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