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Polycolpites ornatus

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Polycolpites ornatus was named by Dutta and Sah (1970). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by B. Allen on 2022-06-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Polycolpites ornatus Dutta and Sah
1976Polycolpites ornatus Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
genusPolycolpitesCouper 1953
speciesornatusDutta and Sah 1970

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.

Polycolpites ornatus Dutta and Sah 1970
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Diagnosis
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available