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Elaterocolpites (elaterate)

Cycadopsida - Gnetales

Taxonomy
Elaterocolpites was named by Jardiné and Magloire (1965). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Gnetales by Herngreen (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Elaterocolpites Jardiné and Magloire pp. 187-245
1974Elaterocolpites Herngreen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
orderGnetales
genusElaterocolpitesJardiné and Magloire 1965

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Elaterocolpites Jardiné and Magloire 1965 [elaterate]
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†Elaterocolpites africaensis Herngreen 1973
†Elaterocolpites castelaini Jardiné and Magloire 1962
†Elaterocolpites castelainii Jardiné and Magloire 1965
†Elaterocolpites castelani Herngreen 1973 [elaterate]
†Elaterocolpites pentarhetus Srivastava 1984 [elaterate]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Santonian or 122.46000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Morocco (Safi) Elaterocolpites castelani (137368)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Peru (Loreto) Elaterocolpites minutielateratus (144300 144302)
Aptian - Cenomanian125.0 - 93.9Libya (Cyrenaica) Elaterocolpites castelainii (142508)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Nigeria Elaterocolpites castelani (137263)
Albian - Aptian113.0 - 113.0Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) Elaterocolpites castelanii (137356)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Morocco (Safi) Elaterocolpites castelani (137369)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Peru (Loreto) Elaterocolpites minutielateratus (144308)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3Brazil (Maranhao) Elaterocolpites castelaini (144233) Elaterocolpites castelani (142284 142285 142286 142287 142288 142289 142290 142291 142292 142293 142294 142295 142296 142297 142298)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Morocco (Tarfaya) Elaterocolpites castelainii (144143)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Elaterocolpites castelaini (144955)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Saudi Arabia (AsSharqiyah) Elaterocolpites pentarhetus (137202)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt (Western Desert) Elaterocolpites castelaini (144958)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Nigeria Elaterocolpites castelani (137270)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Israel (Southern Coastal Plain) Elaterocolpites castelani (144149)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Brazil (Para) Elaterocolpites castelaini (144297)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Senegal (Dakar) Elaterocolpites castelanii (137360)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Brazil (Maranhao) Elaterocolpites castelaini (144217 144218 144219 144220 144221 144222) Elaterocolpites castelani (142277 142278 142279 142280 142281 142282 142283)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) Elaterocolpites castelaini (144279)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Ghana (Sekondi-Takoradi) Elaterocolpites castelaini (142223 142227 142234 142236 142238)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Elaterocolpites castelaini (144959)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (north Western Desert) Elaterocolpites castelanii (140448)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Brazil (Barreirinhas) Elaterocolpites castelaini (144294) Elaterocolpites castelani, Elaterocolpites castelaini (144295)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Senegal (Dakar) Elaterocolpites castelanii (137361)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Brazil (Sergipe) Elaterocolpites castelaini (144289)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Brazil (Maranhao) Elaterocolpites castelani (139464 142276)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Egypt (north Western Desert) Elaterocolpites castelanii (140379)