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Vitreisporites

Ginkgoopsida - Caytoniales

Taxonomy
Vitreisporites was named by Leschik (1955) [G. Leschik in R. Kräusel & G. Leschik, 1955 sensu Potonié 1958.]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Gymnospermophyta by Leschik (1955); to Caytoniaceae by Jarzen (1982); and to Caytoniales by Vera et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Vitreisporites Leschik
1982Vitreisporites Jarzen p. 16
2022Vitreisporites Vera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
orderCaytoniales
genusVitreisporitesLeschik 1955

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. †Vitreisporites Leschik 1955
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Vitreisporites pallidus Nilsson 1958
Vitreisporites rajmahalensis Sah and Jain 1965
Vitreisporites signatus Leschik 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available