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Floropteris

Taxonomy
Floropteris was named by Achepohl (1882). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

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by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Floropteris Achepohl
1970Floropteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
genusFloropterisAchepohl 1882

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. †Floropteris Achepohl 1882
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available