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Coniferites

Taxonomy
Coniferites was named by Unger (1839). It is not extant. Its type is Coniferites lignitum.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. lignitum (type species), C. verticillatus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. conicus, C. ovatus, C. strobiliformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Coniferites Unger
1970Coniferites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusConiferitesUnger 1839

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. †Coniferites Unger 1839
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†Coniferites lignitum Unger 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available