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Mesopitys

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

Taxonomy
Mesopitys was named by Zalessky (1911). It is not extant. Its type is Araucarites tchihatcheffianus.

It was assigned to Araucariaceae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Mesopitys Zalessky
1970Mesopitys Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusMesopitysZalessky 1911

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. †Mesopitys Zalessky 1911
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†Mesopitys tchihatcheffianus Goeppert 1850
Diagnosis
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Measurements
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