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Stemmatopteris peltigera

Sigillariaceae

Taxonomy
Sigillaria peltigera was named by Brongniart (1828). It is not extant. It is the type species of Stemmatopteris.

It was recombined as Stemmatopteris peltigera by Corda (1845).

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by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-04-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Sigillaria peltigera Brongniart
1845Stemmatopteris peltigera Corda

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
phylumLycophyta
familySigillariaceae
genusStemmatopterisCorda 1845
speciespeltigera(Brongniart 1828)

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.

†Stemmatopteris peltigera Brongniart 1828
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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