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Ptilozamites

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Umkomasiaceae

Taxonomy
Ptilozamites was named by Nathorst (1878). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cycadaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Cycadophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Umkomasiaceae by Meyen (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Ptilozamites Nathorst
1919Ptilozamites Knowlton
1970Ptilozamites Andrews
1984Ptilozamites Meyen p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyUmkomasiaceaePetriella 1981
genusPtilozamitesNathorst 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.

G. †Ptilozamites Nathorst 1878
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Ptilozamites davidovii Sixtel 1962
Ptilozamites elegans Sixtel 1962
Ptilozamites heeri Nathorst 1878
Ptilozamites nilssonii Nathorst 1878
Ptilozamites sandbergeri Schenk 1866
Ptilozamites tenuis Oishi 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available