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Byssopteria
Taxonomy
Byssopteria was named by Hall (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Byssopteria radiata.
It was assigned to Ambonychiidae by Pojeta (1966); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Ambonychiidae by Pojeta (1966); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
B. occidentalis, B. radiata (type species)
Synonymy list
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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. †Byssopteria Hall 1883
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†Byssopteria occidentalis Fenton and Fenton 1924
†Byssopteria radiata Hall 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available