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Leptocycas gracilis

Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Cycadaceae

Taxonomy
Leptocycas gracilis was named by Delevoryas and Hope (1971). It is not extant. Its type locality is Leptocycas/Pekin Formation, which is in a Carnian terrestrial shale in the Pekin Formation of North Carolina. It is the type species of Leptocycas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Leptocycas gracilis Delevoryas and Hope

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
familyCycadaceaePersoon 1807
genusLeptocycasDelevoryas and Hope 1971
speciesgracilisDelevoryas and Hope 1971

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.

Leptocycas gracilis Delevoryas and Hope 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (North Carolina) Leptocycas gracilis (type locality: 24554)