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Retibrevitricolpites catatumbus

Taxonomy
Retibrevitricolpites catatumbus was named by González-Guzmán (1967). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Slide F-III-20-564 (Catatumbo). Loc: 26.5X112.7 (micr. P0-58), a seed repro (Pollen grain), and it is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. fossulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Retibrevitricolpites catatumbus González-Guzmán p. 36 figs. Plate XII Figs. 8-8b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumMagnoliophytaCronquist et al.
genusRetibrevitricolpites
speciescatatumbus

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.

†Retibrevitricolpites catatumbus González-Guzmán 1967
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. E. González-Guzmán 1967Pollen grain tricolpate to tricolporate, subspheroidal; furrow C α 1, C β 2, C γ 1; sculpture type per-reticulate (maximum diameter of lumina 0.5 μ). Polar area extensive (about 12μ). Thickness of exine about 1μ; wall semitectate. Ectexine thicker than endexine. Muri simplibaculate. 'Costae transversales' and 'costae colpi' present.