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Porosus

Medullosaceae

Taxonomy
Porosus was named by Cotta (1832). It is not extant. Its type is Porosus communis.

It was assigned to Medullosaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. communis (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-28; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Porosus Cotta
1970Porosus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
RankNameAuthor
—Radiatopses
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
familyMedullosaceae
genusPorosusCotta 1832

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. †Porosus Cotta 1832
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†Porosus communis Cotta 1832
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