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Archaeopteridaceae

Archaeopteridopsida - Archaeopteridales - Archaeopteridaceae

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Family name published with improper, but correctable ending: Archaeopterideae.

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Taxonomy
Archaeopteridaceae was named by Nicholson and Lydekker (1889) ["Archaeopterideae"].

It was assigned to Archaeopteridales by Beck (1962) and Doweld (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Archaeopteridaceae Nicholson and Lydekker p. 1505
1962Archaeopteridaceae Beck
2001Archaeopteridaceae Doweld p. xiii

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumAneurophytophytaBold 1973
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArchaeopteridophytina
classArchaeopteridopsidaTakhtajan 1978
orderArchaeopteridales
familyArchaeopteridaceae
familyArchaeopteridaceae

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.

Fm. †Archaeopteridaceae Nicholson and Lydekker 1889
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G. †Archaeopteris Dawson 1871
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Archaeopteris hibernica Forbes 1854
Invalid names: Palaeopteris Schimper 1869 [replaced]
G. †Palaeopteridium Kidston 1923
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Palaeopteridium reussi Ettingshausen 1923
Diagnosis
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