The epithet irupensis refers to the Caadn del Irup locality.
Full reference: F. De Benedetti, M. C. Zamaloa, M. A. Gandolfo and N. R. Cúneo. 2023. Pollen from the K–Pg boundary of the La Colonia Formation, Patagonia, Argentina. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 316(104933):1-27
Belongs to Retitricolporites according to F. De Benedetti et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Retitricolporites aegypticus, Retitricolporites annae, Retitricolporites annaeoides, Retitricolporites annulatus, Retitricolporites chubutensis, Retitricolporites craceus, Retitricolporites crassicostatus, Retitricolporites cuddalorense, Retitricolporites ecommoyensis, Retitricolporites ellipticus, Retitricolporites elsikii, Retitricolporites equatorialis, Retitricolporites fekelensis, Retitricolporites finitus, Retitricolporites ganganensis, Retitricolporites ghoshii, Retitricolporites kirchheimerii, Retitricolporites lachkarii, Retitricolporites marianis, Retitricolporites minutiformis, Retitricolporites ogowensis, Retitricolporites pristinus, Retitricolporites profundus, Retitricolporites rakosii, Retitricolporites saskiae, Retitricolporites striatoides
Type specimen: MPEF-PA 82, a microspore. Its type locality is Paleoazolla type locality, Cerro Buitre, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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