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Blastolepis

Taxonomy
Blastolepis was named by Zigno (1885). It is not extant. Its type is Blastolepis otozamites.

It was assigned to Cycadophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
B. otozamites (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Blastolepis Zigno
1970Blastolepis Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
genusBlastolepisZigno 1885

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. †Blastolepis Zigno 1885
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†Blastolepis otozamites Zigno 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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No ecological data are available
Collections
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