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Cactites

Taxonomy
Cactites was named by Martius (1822). It is not extant. Its type is Cactites giganteus.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. giganteus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Cactites Martius
1970Cactites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusCactitesMartius 1822

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. †Cactites Martius 1822
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Cactites giganteus Martius 1822
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available