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Pteridopsis

Cycadopsida - Trigonocarpales - Alethopteridaceae

Taxonomy
Pteridopsis was named by Howse (1890). It is not extant. Its type is Pteridopsis plumosa.

It was assigned to Alethopteridae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. plumosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Pteridopsis Howse
1970Pteridopsis Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderTrigonocarpales
familyAlethopteridaceae(Corsin 1960)
genusPteridopsisHowse 1890

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. †Pteridopsis Howse 1890
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†Pteridopsis plumosa Howse 1890
Diagnosis
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Measurements
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