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Lyginopteridopsida (disused)

Lyginopteridopsida

Taxonomy
Lyginopteridopsida was named by Novak (1961). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cycadophytanae by Doweld (2001); and to Gymnosperm by Anderson et al. (2007).

Sister taxa
Hexapterospermales, Lyginopteridales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Lyginopteridopsida Novak p. 238
2001Lyginopteridopsida Doweld
2007Lyginopteridopsida Anderson et al. p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
phylumGymnosperm
classLyginopteridopsidaNovak 1961
RankNameAuthor
classLyginopteridopsidaNovak 1961

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.

Cl. †Lyginopteridopsida Novak 1961
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Or. †Hexapterospermales Doweld 2001
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Invalid names: Colpospermaceae Doweld 2001 [empty], Hexapterospermaceae Doweld 2001 [empty]
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Invalid names: Lyginopteridaceae Zalessky 1906 [empty], Moresnetiaceae Nemejc 1963 [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. M. Anderson et al. 2007Gymnospermous plants bearing ovules with a flask-shaped
pollen chamber terminated by an elongate neck (salpinx/lagenostome/
nucellar-beak) and that are supplied by a single vascular system.

Foliage: Frond-like with proximal dichotomy of primary rachis.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections
No collection or age range data are available