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Lyginopteridaceae (disused)
Discussion
Originally published at the rank of family with improper, correctable termination as "Lyginopterideae".
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Taxonomy
Lyginopteridaceae was named by Zalessky (1906) [Kenrick and Crane 1997 rank this as: Plesion "Lyginopteridaceae".]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Spermatophytata by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Lyginopteridales by Anderson et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Spermatophytata by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Lyginopteridales by Anderson et al. (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Lyginopteridaceae Zalessky pp. 332, 375, 378 |
| 1997 | Lyginopteridaceae Kenrick and Crane |
| 2007 | Lyginopteridaceae Anderson et al. p. 98 |
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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.
Fm. †Lyginopteridaceae Zalessky 1906
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. M. Anderson et al. 2007 | Lyginopteridalean plants with radiospermic ovules bearing well-developed micropyle, nuncupulate or borne in multi- or uniovular cupules; distal part of nucellus forms a broad flask-shaped lagenostome with an obconical central plug; integument adnate with nucellus except near pollen chamber. |