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Sphenoxylon

Taxonomy
Sphenoxylon was named by Read (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Calamopitys eupunctata.

It was assigned to Pteridospermophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. eupunctata
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-04-14; modified by B. Allen on 2020-04-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Sphenoxylon Read
1970Sphenoxylon Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
RankNameAuthor
superphylumEmbryophyta()
phylumPteridospermophyta
genusSphenoxylonRead 1937

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. †Sphenoxylon Read 1937
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†Sphenoxylon eupunctata Thomas 1935
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