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Spinizonocolpites echinatus

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Spinizonocolpites echinatus was named by Muller (1968). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Nypa echinata by Frederiksen (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. prominatus, S. prominatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Spinizonocolpites echinatus Muller
1980Nypa echinata Frederiksen p. 46
2006Spinizonocolpites echinatus Jarzen and Dilcher p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusSpinizonocolpitesMuller 1968
speciesechinatusMuller 1968

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Bartonian or 72.20000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Egypt (Matruh) Spinizonocolpites echinatus (137376)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Sudan Spinizonocolpites echinatus (199948)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Venezuela (Zulia) Spinizonocolpites echinatus (151765 151781 151790 151792 151794 151796 151803 151806 151819 151820 151823 151825 151828 151832)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Florida) Spinizonocolpites echinatus (49882)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Nypa echinata (16848)