Synonym: Psilatricolporites operculatus Van der Hammen and Wijmstra 1964
Full reference: C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher. 2001. Middle Paleogene palynology of Central Colombia, South America: A study of pollen and spores from tropical latitudes. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 258(4-6):87-213
Belongs to Ranunculacidites according to C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher 2001
See also González-Guzmán 1967 and Huang et al. 2023
Sister taxon: Ranunculacidites communis
Subtaxa: Psilatricolporites operculatus medius Psilatricolporites operculatus minutus
Type specimens:
- Ranunculacidites operculatus: UFP 40, 9.8 x 84.6, a microspore (pollen grain)
- Psilatricolporites operculatus:
Distribution:
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Oligocene of Argentina (3)
• Eocene of Colombia (4), Myanmar (29), Venezuela (1)
Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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