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Ctenopteris insignis

Taxonomy
Ctenopteris insignis was named by Fontaine (1889). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Zamiopsis insignis by Fontaine (1905).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. saranii, C. sarranii

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Ctenopteris insignis Fontaine
1889Ctenopteris minor Fontaine
1889Ctenopteris virginiensis Fontaine
1905Zamiopsis insignis Fontaine
1919Ctenopteris insignis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
genusCtenopterisSaporta 1872
speciesinsignisFontaine 1889

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.

†Ctenopteris insignis Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Ctenopteris minor Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Ctenopteris virginiensis Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Albian or 161.50000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic - Albian161.5 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Ctenopteris insignis (24850)