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Weissistachys

Calamitopsida - Calamitales

Taxonomy
Weissistachys was named by Rothwell and Taylor (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Weissia kentuckiense.

It was assigned to Calamitales by Blazer (1975).

Species
W. kentuckiense

Synonyms
  • Weissia was named by Rothwell and Taylor (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Weissia kentuckiense.

    It was replaced with Weissistachys by Rothwell and Taylor (1971).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Weissia Rothwell and Taylor
1971Weissistachys Rothwell and Taylor
1975Weissistachys Blazer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
classCalamitopsidaEndlicher 1841
orderCalamitalesEichwald 1852
genusWeissistachysRothwell and Taylor 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.

G. †Weissistachys Rothwell and Taylor 1971
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†Weissistachys kentuckiense Rothwell and Taylor 1971
Invalid names: Weissia Rothwell and Taylor 1971 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Pennsylvanian or 323.20000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Kentucky) W. kentuckiensis (13892)