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Psilophytopsida

Psilophytopsida

Taxonomy
Psilophytopsida was named by Kidston and Lang (1917). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Psilophytophyta by Doweld (2001).

Sister taxa
Psilophytales (syn. Trimerophytales)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Psilophytopsida Kidston and Lang pp. 779-780
1974Trimerophytopsida Foster and Gifford pp. 106, 110
2001Psilophytopsida Doweld p. iii

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumPsilophytophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPsilophytopsidaKidston and Lang 1917
classPsilophytopsidaKidston and Lang 1917

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. †Psilophytopsida Kidston and Lang 1917
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Or. †Psilophytales Pia 1924
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G. †Arachnoxylon Read 1938
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Arachnoxylon kopfi Arnold 1938
G. †Barsassia Zalessky 1933
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Barsassia ornata Zalessky 1933
G. †Cooksonia Lang 1937
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Cooksonia pertoni Lang 1937
G. †Dicranophyton Zalessky 1937
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Dicranophyton niayssiense Zalessky 1937
G. †Distichophytum Maegdefrau 1938
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Distichophytum mucronatum Maegdefrau 1938
G. †Dutoitia Hoeg 1930
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Dutoitia pulchra Hoeg 1931
G. †Gilboaphyton Arnold 1937
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Gilboaphyton goldringiae Arnold 1937
G. †Gosslingia Heard 1927
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Gosslingia breconensis Heard 1927
G. †Legrandia Stockmans 1968
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Legrandia sporangifera Stockmans 1968
G. †Lerichea Stockmans 1968
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Lerichea krystofovitchii Stockmans 1968
G. †Loganiella Stolley 1926
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Loganiella canadensis Stolley 1925
Invalid names: Logania Stolley 1925 [replaced]
G. †Loganophyton Kraeusel and Weyland 1961
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Loganophyton dawsoni Kraeusel and Weyland 1961
G. †Niayssioidea Stockmans 1968
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Niayssioidea belgica Stockmans 1968
G. †Orestovia Ergolskaia 1936
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Orestovia devonica Ergolskaia 1936
G. †Paulophyton Dolianiti 1954
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Paulophyton sommeri Dolianiti 1954
G. †Pseudosporochnus Potonie and Bernard 1903
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Pseudosporochnus krejcii Potonie and Bernard 1903
Fm. †Psilophytaceae Hirmer 1927
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G. †Psilophyton Dawson 1859
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Psilophyton princeps Dawson 1859
G. †Rhynia Kidston and Lang 1917
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Rhynia gwynnevaughani Kidston and Lang 1917
G. †Sacheocladus Zalessky 1937
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Sacheocladus ambiguus Zalessky 1937
Fm. †Trimerophytaceae Bierhorst 1971
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G. †Trimerophyton Hopping 1956
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Trimerophyton robustius Dawson 1871
G. †Wattieza Stockmans 1968
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Wattieza givetiana Stockmans 1968
Invalid names: Trimerophytales Kasper et al. 1974 [synonym]
Invalid names: Trimerophytopsida Foster and Gifford 1974 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available