Definition of Class Coniferopsida

1. Noun. Cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian).

Exact synonyms: Coniferophyta, Coniferophytina, Coniferopsida, Subdivision Coniferophytina
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Class Gymnospermae, Division Gymnospermophyta, Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta
Member holonyms: Cordaitales, Order Cordaitales, Class Pinopsida, Pinophytina, Pinopsida, Subdivision Pinophytina, Coniferales, Order Coniferales, Class Taxopsida, Subdivision Taxophytina, Taxophytina, Taxopsida, Order Taxales, Taxales

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Class Coniferopsida

class Bacillariophyceae
class Basidiomycetes
class Bivalvia
class Bryopsida
class Cephalopoda
class Cestoda
class Channidae
class Charophyceae
class Chilopoda
class Chlorophyceae
class Chondrichthyes
class Chrysophyceae
class Chytridiomycetes
class Ciliata
class Ciliophora
class Coniferopsida (current term)
class Crinoidea
class Crustacea
class Cryptophyceae
class Cyanobacteria
class Cyanophyceae
class Cycadopsida
class Cyclosporeae
class Deuteromycetes
class Diatomophyceae
class Dicotyledonae
class Dicotyledones
class Diplopoda
class Echinoidea
class Equisetatae

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