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Protoclepsydropsis

Coenopteridales

Taxonomy
Protoclepsydropsis was named by Hirmer (1927). It is not extant. Its type is Zygopteris kidstoni.

It was assigned to Coenopteridales by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. kidstoni
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. kidstonii, P. kidstonii
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-30; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-31

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Protoclepsydropsis Hirmer
1970Protoclepsydropsis Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
orderCoenopteridales
genusProtoclepsydropsisHirmer 1927

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. †Protoclepsydropsis Hirmer 1927
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†Protoclepsydropsis kidstoni Bertrand 1911
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

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) P. kidstonii (10657 21324 34491)
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) P. kidstonii (10656)