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Himantophyton

Taxonomy
Himantophyton was named by Matthew (1913). It is not extant. Its type is Himantophyton castorense.

It was assigned to Psilophytophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
H. castorense (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Himantophyton Matthew
1970Himantophyton Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumPsilophytophyta
genusHimantophytonMatthew 1913

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. †Himantophyton Matthew 1913
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†Himantophyton castorense Matthew 1913
Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Collections
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