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Ericipites scabratus

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Taxonomy
Ericipites scabratus was named by Harris (1965) [Affinity botany: Ericales]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. ericius, E. microtectatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Ericipites scabratus Harris
2016Ericipites scabratus Vallati et al. p. 498
2020Ericipites scabratus Vallati et al. p. 5
2022Ericipites scabratus Vera et al.
2023Ericipites scabratus Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusEricipitesWodehouse 1933
speciesscabratusHarris 1965

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.

†Ericipites scabratus Harris 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Pollen grain diameter20.0210.0170.0260.0210.006

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 Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 70.60000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Maastrichtian89.8 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Ericipites scabratus (233992)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Ericipites scabratus (149974 168708 168710)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Ericipites scabratus (31653 150882 199410)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Ericipites scabratus (231725)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) Ericipites scabratus (136596)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Ericipites scabratus (152264)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Australia (New South Wales) Ericipites scabratus (167511 167514)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Antarctica Ericipites scabratus (167931)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) Ericipites scabratus (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Ericipites scabratus (167544)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) Ericipites scabratus (166703 167314)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New south wales) Ericipites scabratus (168993 168995 168996 168997 169002 169003)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Ericipites scabratus (166707)