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Retidiporites magdalenensis

Angiospermae - Proteales

Taxonomy
Retidiporites magdalenensis was named by Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis (1966). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Slide F-V-41 Col. S.G.N. (RL-11), a seed repro (Pollen grain), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Retidiporites magdalenensis Van der Hammen and Garcia p. 109 fig. 9
1966Retidiporites magdalenensis Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis p. 109 fig. 9
2001Retidiporites magdalenensis Jaramillo and Dilcher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
genusRetidiporitesVarma and Rawat 1963
speciesmagdalenensis

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.

Retidiporites magdalenensis Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Van der Hammen and Garcia 1966Diporate, micro-reticulate. Pores without annulus, sometimes slightly elongate, simulating short colpi. Diameter of the pores up to ± 10 μ. The lumina of the reticulum are smaller than 1 μ. Muri relatively wide. Thickness of the exine 1-1.5 μ. The size varies between ± 30 and 40 μ long and ± 20 and 30 μ wide. Frequently one side is more convex than the other. This species is related to R. bengalensis Varma & Rawat.