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Phasmatocycas

Cycadopsida - Cycadales

Taxonomy
Phasmatocycas was named by Mamay (1973). It is not extant. Its type is Phasmatocycas kansana.

It was assigned to Cycadales by Blazer (1975).

Species
P. kansana (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. spectabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Phasmatocycas Mamay
1975Phasmatocycas Blazer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
genusPhasmatocycasMamay 1973

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. †Phasmatocycas Mamay 1973
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†Phasmatocycas kansana Mamay 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Kungurian or 303.70000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 293.52USA (New Mexico) P. sp. (11166)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4USA (Kansas) P. kansana (32659)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4USA (Texas) P. sp. (11145) P. spectabilis (11151)