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Phillipsia

Lepidodendrales - Lepidodendraceae

Taxonomy
Phillipsia was named by Presl (1838). It is not extant. Its type is Lepidodendron harcourtii.

It was assigned to Lepidodendraceae by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Phillipsia Presl
1970Phillipsia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumLycophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderLepidodendrales
familyLepidodendraceae
genusPhillipsiaPresl 1838

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. †Phillipsia Presl 1838
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†Phillipsia harcourtii Witham 1833
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Carboniferous or 358.86000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Lepidodendron harcourtii (13145)