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Otopteris

Cycadopsida - Trigonocarpales - Neuropteridae

Taxonomy
Otopteris was named by Sauveur (1848). It is not extant. Its type is Otopteris cycloidea.

It was assigned to Neuropteridae by Andrews (1970).

Species
O. cycloidea (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-18; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Otopteris Sauveur
1970Otopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
orderTrigonocarpales
familyNeuropteridae
genusOtopterisSauveur 1848

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. †Otopteris Sauveur 1848
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†Otopteris cycloidea Sauveur 1848
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Diet: C3 autotrophf
Created: 2023-03-25 00:26:37
Modified: 2023-03-25 00:26:37
Source: f = family
Reference: Ware 2001
Collections
No collection or age range data are available