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Pterospermites cupanioides

Angiospermae - Malvales - Sterculiaceae

Taxonomy
Phyllites cupanioides was named by Newberry (1868). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pterospermites cupanioides by Knowlton (1893) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Phyllites cupanioides Newberry
1893Pterospermites cupanioides Knowlton
1919Pterospermites cupanioides Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderMalvales
familySterculiaceaeVentenat 1807
genusPterospermitesHeer 1859
speciescupanioides(Newberry 1868)

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.

†Pterospermites cupanioides Newberry 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available