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Filicites elegans

Taxonomy
Filicites elegans was named by Brongniart (1822).

It was recombined as Sphenopteris elegans by Sternberg (1825) and Dilcher et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Filicites elegans Brongniart
1825Sphenopteris elegans Sternberg
2005Sphenopteris elegans Dilcher et al. p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusFilicitesBrongniart 1828
specieselegansBrongniart 1822

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.

Filicites elegans Brongniart 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available