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Balmeisporites

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

Taxonomy
Balmeisporites was named by Cookson and Dettmann (1958). It is not extant. Its type is Balmeisporites holodictyus.

It was assigned to Salviniaceae by Cookson and Dettmann (1958); and to Araucariaceae by Archangelsky (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Balmeisporites Cookson and Dettmann
1977Balmeisporites Archangelsky

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusBalmeisporitesCookson and Dettmann 1958

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. †Balmeisporites Cookson and Dettmann 1958
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Balmeisporites glenelgensis Cookson and Dettman 1958
Balmeisporites holodictyus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Balmeisporites tridictyus Cookson and Dettman 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available