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Calamites (Mesocalamites)

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Calamitaceae

Taxonomy
Mesocalamites was named by Hirmer (1927). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was reranked as Calamites (Mesocalamites) by Tidwell et al. (1992).

It was assigned to Calamitaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Calamites by Tidwell et al. (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Mesocalamites Hirmer
1970Mesocalamites Andrews
1992Calamites (Mesocalamites) Tidwell et al. p. 1018

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
RankNameAuthor
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
familyCalamitaceae
genusCalamitesSuckow 1784
subgenusMesocalamites(Hirmer 1927)

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.

Subg. †Calamites (Mesocalamites) Hirmer 1927
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Mesocalamites roemeri Goeppert 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available