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Platanites

Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae

Taxonomy
Platanites was named by Forbes (1851). It is not extant. Its type is Platanites herbridicus.

It was assigned to Platanaceae by Andrews (1970) and McIver and Basinger (1993).

Species
P. herbridicus (type species), P. marginata, P. raynoldsii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Platanites Forbes
1970Platanites Andrews
1993Platanites McIver and Basinger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyPlatanaceaeLestiboudois 1826
genusPlatanitesForbes 1851

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. †Platanites Forbes 1851
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†Platanites herbridicus Forbes 1851
†Platanites marginata Lesquereux 1872
†Platanites raynoldsii Newberry 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available