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Confervites

Algae

Taxonomy
Confervites was named by Brongniart (1828). It is not extant. Its type is Confervites thoreaeformis.

It was assigned to Algae by Knowlton (1919); and to Problematica by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. dubius, C. thoreaeformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Confervites Brongniart
1919Confervites Knowlton
1970Confervites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
classAlgae
RankNameAuthor
genusConfervitesBrongniart 1828

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. †Confervites Brongniart 1828
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Confervites dubius Berry 1905
Confervites thoreaeformis Brongniart 1828
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available