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Achradosporis lurensis

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Achradosporis lurensis was named by Ruiz and Quattrocchio (1997). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: A 2972/8: 8.7/147.2; Laboratorio de Palinología Universidad Nacional del Sur., a microspore (Pollen grain). Its type locality is Pozo Puerto Belgrano N° 20 sample 397, which is in a Danian terrestrial siltstone in the Pedro Luro Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Achradosporis lurensis Ruiz and Quattrocchio p. 23 figs. Lám. B, figs. 4-9
1999Achradosporis lurensis Quattrocchio and Ruiz p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
genusAchradosporisSrivastava 1975
specieslurensis

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.

Achradosporis lurensis Ruiz and Quattrocchio 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. C. Ruiz and M. E. Quattrocchio 1997Trilete microspore, cavate. Amb subcircular to subtriangular. Laesura extending approximately 3/4 of the spore radius, reaching the equatorial margin of the inner body, with a margo 0.5 to 2 µm thick. Inner body of the spore ovoid in shape, proximally attached, slightly offset from the polar axis, which results in a non-uniform cavity between the nexine and sexine. Width of the cavity in the equatorial area: 1 to 8 µm. Exine two-layered; nexine smooth (approximately 0.8 µm thick), forming an inner body proximally attached to the sexine; sexine thick, with irregular thickness ranging from 2 to 5 µm, distally separated from the nexine. Proximal surface scabrate, and the sculpture becomes slightly denser toward the subequatorial area. Distal surface of the sexine densely covered with granules and, in some cases, verrucae up to 1 µm in diameter, along with occasional conical spines up to 0.8 µm in height.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Buenos Aires) Achradosporis lurensis (type locality: 168421 168422 168432)