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Rhoipites alveolatus

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Rhoipites alveolatus was named by Couper (1953) [Botanical affinity: Euphorbiaceae (El-Ghazaly and Chaudhary, 1993)]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Rhoipites alveolatus Couper
2002Rhoipites alveolatus Mautino and Anzótegui

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
genusRhoipitesWodehouse 1933
speciesalveolatusCouper 1953

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.

Rhoipites alveolatus Couper 1953
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Mautino and L. M. Anzótegui 2002Pollen grain isopolar, radiosimetric, oblate-spheroidal to prolate, tricolporate, trilobate to subtriangular in outline. Colpi almost reaching the poles, bordered by a zone of smooth exine forming a prominent margo clearly observed in polar view; in equatorial view often obscured especially when the pollen grain is partially collapsed. Ora 3.2-6.7 μm wide and 1-6 μm height. Exine microreticulate 2-3, 3 μm thick clearly stratified; sexine of 1.5-2.2 μm and nexine generally half the thickness of the sexine, of 0.5-1.1 μm. Microreticulum with lumina of uniform size over the whole grain (0.5 to 1 μm).
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98New Zealand (Southland) Rhoipites alveolatus (169981)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New south wales) Rhoipites alveolatus (168992 168994 168995 168999 169002)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Rhoipites alveolatus (137142)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Rhoipites alveolatus (172830 172833 172837 172867 172870 172871 172873 172874 172875 172876 172877 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884)