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Rachiopteris

Taxonomy
Rachiopteris was named by Williamson (1874). It is not extant. Its type is Rachiopteris aspera.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
R. aspera (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Rachiopteris Williamson
1970Rachiopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusRachiopterisWilliamson 1874

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. †Rachiopteris Williamson 1874
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†Rachiopteris aspera Williamson 1874
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available