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Pteris pseudopinnaeformis

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Pteris pseudopinnaeformis was named by Lesquereux (1878). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cretica, P. dentata, P. nirihuaoensis, P. pacajensis, P. pennaeformis, P. silvicola, P. wallichiana
Entered
by B. Allen on 2022-02-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Pteris pseudopinnaeformis Lesquereux
1919Pteris pseudopinnaeformis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
subfamilyPteridoideaeLink 1841
genusPteris
speciespseudopinnaeformisLesquereux 1878

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.

†Pteris pseudopinnaeformis Lesquereux 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Pteris pseudopinnaeformis (278641)