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Platyspiroxylon

Taxonomy
Platyspiroxylon was named by Greguss (1961). It is not extant. Its type is Platyspiroxylon heteroparenchymatosum.

It was assigned to Coniferophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. heteroparenchymatosum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Platyspiroxylon Greguss
1970Platyspiroxylon Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
RankNameAuthor
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumConiferophyta
genusPlatyspiroxylonGreguss 1961

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. †Platyspiroxylon Greguss 1961
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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