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Scolecopteris

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales - Marattiaceae

Taxonomy
Scolecopteris was named by Zenker (1837). It is not extant. Its type is Scolecopteris elegans.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Hoffman (1969); and to Marattiaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. elegans (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Scolecopteris Zenker pp. 509-512
1873Palaeojulus Geinitz
1934Palaeojulus Guthörl
1969Scolecopteris Hoffman p. 605
1970Scolecopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassMarattiidaeKlinge 1882
RankNameAuthor
orderMarattiales
familyMarattiaceaeBerchtold and Presl
genusScolecopterisZenker 1837

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. †Scolecopteris Zenker 1837
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Scolecopteris elegans Zenker 1837
Invalid names: Palaeojulus Geinitz 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available