Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae
Full reference: N. O. Frederiksen and R. A. Christopher. 1978. Taxonomy and Biostratigraphy of Late Cretaceous and Paleogene Triatriate Pollen from South Carolina. Palynology 2:113-145
Belongs to Momipites according to N. O. Frederiksen and R. A. Christopher 1978
Sister taxa: Momipites actinus, Momipites africanus, Momipites amplus, Momipites anellus, Momipites concavus, Momipites corylipites, Momipites coryloides, Momipites coryphaeus, Momipites cycloquietus, Momipites dilatus, Momipites fragilis, Momipites globosus, Momipites inaequalis, Momipites kedvesii, Momipites leboensis, Momipites leffingwellii, Momipites levis, Momipites marylandicus, Momipites microcoryphaeus, Momipites microfoveolatus, Momipites minutus, Momipites nicholsii, Momipites punctatus, Momipites quietus, Momipites spackmaniana, Momipites strictus, Momipites tenuipolus, Momipites triletipollenites, Momipites ventifluminis, Momipites waltmanensis, Momipites wyomingensis, Engelhardtioidites minutiformis, Engelhardtioidites parvus
Type specimen: Plate 1, figure 17, Slide DC-I (4), coordinates 35.5 x 97.5, a microspore. Its type locality is USGS Clubhouse Crossroads corehole 1, sample DC-1, which is in a Chattian marine sandstone in the Cooper Formation of South Carolina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: South Carolina collections)
• Eocene of United States (2: Missouri)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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