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Leptolepidites

Polypodiopsida - Blechnaceae

Taxonomy
Leptolepidites was named by Couper (1953). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Lycopsida by Couper (1953); and to Blechnaceae by Perez Loinaze et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Leptolepidites Couper
2023Leptolepidites Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyBlechnaceaeCopeland
genusLeptolepiditesCouper 1953

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. †Leptolepidites Couper 1953
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Leptolepidites densus Archangelsky 1972
Leptolepidites major Couper 1953
Leptolepidites psarosus Norris 1969
Leptolepidites rimatus Tripathi et al. 1990
Leptolepidites tumulosus Srivastava 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available