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Perfotricolpites digitatus

Angiospermae - Solanales - Convolvulaceae

Taxonomy
Perfotricolpites digitatus was named by González-Guzmán (1967). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Slide F-III-38-434 (Catatumbo). Loc: 37.7X110.9 (micr. P0-58), a seed repro (Pollen grain), and it is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Perfotricolpites digitatus González-Guzmán p. 34 figs. Plate VI Figs. 1-1f
2023Perfotricolpites digitatus Huang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderSolanalesJussieu 1820
familyConvolvulaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusPerfotricolpites
speciesdigitatus

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.

Perfotricolpites digitatus González-Guzmán 1967
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. E. González-Guzmán 1967Pollen grain tricolpate, subspheroidal; furrow C α 1, C β 2, C γ 1; sculpture type psilate. Furrows rather wide. Extexine thicker than endexine. Columellae digitate and exine with perforate tectum. Thickness of exine about 4μ, diameter of the 'lumina' < 1μ. Polar area 10μ. Length of columellae about 3μ.
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 Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 58.70000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Venezuela (Zulia) Perfotricolpites digitatus (151761)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Venezuela (Zulia) Perfotricolpites digitatus (151785 151790 151808 151812 151816 151829 151834)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Colombia (Norte de Santander) Perfotricolpites digitatus (136759)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia (Norte de Santander) Perfotricolpites digitatus (136828 136918)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia Perfotricolpites digitatus (28861 28865)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar (Sagaing) Perfotricolpites digitatus (227631)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru (Loreto) Perfotricolpites digitatus (144474)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) Perfotricolpites digitatus (227632 227633 227634 227647 227673 227700 227709 227720 227781 227784 227787 227801 227802)