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Scopus gibbosus

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Scopus gibbosus was named by Benecke (1976). Its type specimen is N-Lk 316 a and b, (PB 026) a and b. Its type locality is Loskop, which is in a Changhsingian delta plain shale in South Africa. It is the type species of Scopus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Scopus gibbosus Benecke pp. 104-105 figs. figs. 42, 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusScopus
speciesgibbosus

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Scopus gibbosus Benecke 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available