Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Alternative combination: Nypa echinata
Belongs to Spinizonocolpites according to D. M. Jarzen and D. L. Dilcher 2006
See also Frederiksen 1980 and Rull 1999
Sister taxa: Spinizonocolpites baculatus, Spinizonocolpites breviechinatus, Spinizonocolpites coloniensis, Spinizonocolpites complex, Spinizonocolpites grandis, Spinizonocolpites hialinus, Spinizonocolpites kostinensis, Spinizonocolpites pachyexinatus, Spinizonocolpites riochiquensis, Spinizonocolpites variabilis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama, Florida collections), Venezuela (14)
• Cretaceous of Egypt (1), South Sudan (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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