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Gigartinites

Taxonomy
Gigartinites was named by Brongniart (1849). It is not extant. Its type is Fucoides obtusus.

It was assigned to Problematica by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Gigartinites Brongniart
1970Gigartinites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
RankNameAuthor
genusGigartinitesBrongniart 1849

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. †Gigartinites Brongniart 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available