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Cheilanthites goepperti

Sphenopteridae

Taxonomy
Cheilanthites goepperti was named by Dunker (1844). It is not extant. It is the type species of Ruffordia.

It was recombined as Ruffordia goepperti by Seward (1894) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Cheilanthites goepperti Dunker
1889Cladophlebis sphenopteroides Fontaine
1889Sphenopteris pachyphylla Fontaine
1889Sphenopteris spatulata Fontaine
1889Sphenopteris thysopteroides Fontaine
1889Thyrsopteris heteromorpha Fontaine
1894Ruffordia goepperti Seward
1919Ruffordia goepperti Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
genusCheilanthitesGoeppert 1836
speciesgoeppertiDunker 1844

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.

Cheilanthites goepperti Dunker 1844
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Diet: C3 autotrophf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Modified: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Source: f = family
Reference: Stockmans 1968
Collections
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