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Volkelia refracta

Sphenopteridae

Taxonomy
Sphenopteris refracta was named by Goeppert (1852). It is not extant. It is the type species of Volkelia.

It was recombined as Volkelia refracta by Solms-Laubach (1896).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Sphenopteris refracta Goeppert
1896Volkelia refracta Solms-Laubach

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
genusVolkeliaSolms-Laubach 1896
speciesrefracta(Goeppert 1852)

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.

Volkelia refracta Goeppert 1852
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Diet: C3 autotrophf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Modified: 2023-03-25 00:24:44
Source: f = family
Reference: Stockmans 1968
Collections
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