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Cycadeospermum hettangense

Bennettitales

Taxonomy
Cycadeospermum hettangense was named by Saporta (1874). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cycadeospermum.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. pomelii, C. rotundum, C. wimillense
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Cycadeospermum hettangense Saporta

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
—Radiatopses
RankNameAuthor
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
orderBennettitalesBessey 1910
genusCycadeospermumSaporta 1874
specieshettangenseSaporta 1874

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.

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Diagnosis
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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