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Sphenophyta

Taxonomy
Sphenophyta is a phylum.

It was assigned to Embryophyta by Taylor et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Sphenophyta Taylor et al. p. 1027

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumSphenophyta
phylumSphenophyta

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.

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Fm. †Apocalamitaceae Andrews 1970
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G. †Angarotheca Chachlov 1948
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†Angarotheca originalis Chachlov 1948
G. †Neocalamostachys Kon'no 1962
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†Neocalamostachys sharovii Dobruskina 1995
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G. †Archaeocalamites Stur 1875
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†Archaeocalamites radiatus Brongniart 1875
G. †Bengalia Maheshwari et al. 1988
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†Bengalia raniganjensis Maheshwari et al. 1988
G. †Brukmannia Sternberg 1825
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†Brukmannia tenuifolia Sternberg 1825
G. †Calamospora Schopf et al.
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†Calamospora aplata Bharadwaj and Salujha 1964
†Calamospora exila Bharadwaj and Salujha 1964
†Calamospora mesozoica Couper 1958
†Calamospora multiplicata Menendez and Azcuy 1969
†Calamospora rotata Salujha 1965
G. †Carpannularia Elias 1931
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G. †Ceratophyllites Unger 1845
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†Ceratophyllites faujasii Brongniart 1822
G. †Endocalamites Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Eupalaeostachya Ishchenko 1965
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†Eupalaeostachya devonica Ishchenko 1965
G. †Kallostachys Brush and Barghoorn 1955
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†Kallostachys scottii Brush and Barghoorn 1955
Fm. †Lilpopiaceae Conert and Schaarschmidt 1970
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G. †Lilpopia Conert and Schaarschmidt 1970
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†Lilpopia raciborskii Lilpop 1937
Invalid names: Tristachya Lilpop 1937 [replaced]
G. †Lobatannularia Kawasaki 1927
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Invalid names: Kashmiropteris meyenii Kapoor 1977 [synonym], Kawizophyllum dunpathriensis Kapoor 1977 [synonym]
†Lobatannularia inequifolia Tokunaga 1927
Invalid names: Annularites Halle 1927 [synonym], Kashmiropteris Kapoor 1977 [synonym], Kawizophyllum Kapoor 1977 [synonym]
G. †Paracalamites Zalessky 1927
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†Paracalamites striatus Schmalhausen 1927
G. †Prynadaia Sixtel 1956
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†Prynadaia madygenica Sixtel 1956
G. †Sphenostrobus Levittan and Barghoorn 1948
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†Sphenostrobus thompsonii Levittan and Barghoorn 1948
G. †Sphondylophyton Schultes and Dorf 1938
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†Sphondylophyton hyenioides Schultes and Dorf 1938
Invalid names: Equisetinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available