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Galeacornea (elaterate)

Discussion

Generic description: Palynomorphs with an ellipsoidal or subhemispherical body, usually longer than high, having on the distal surface one or more large, prominent horns or sheet-like flaps and on the proximal surface a narrow slit-like or elliptical aperture extending the full length of the body or nearly so. The body is encircled by a zona or band that is continuous or interrupted, of constant or variable width, situated equatorially or proximally with respect to the body, and generally lies in a plane. In one species the zona, as seen in lateral view, is arcuate with its projection across the narrow ends of the body arched distally. Body wall consists of a single layer over all or most of the body; proximal portion two-layered in one species. Body smooth or variously ornamented; granulate or spinate in known species. Zona, bands, horns and distal flaps smooth or granular on the surface; solid; generally, with a textured core and a much thinner, homogeneous, untextured superficial layer. The textured and untextured parts do not constitute separate and distinct wall layers such as the sexine-nexine wall layering of many pollen grains. Over-all size less than 100 microns.

Taxonomy
Galeacornea was named by Stover (1963). Its type is Galeacornea clavis.

It was assigned to Gymnospermophyta by Stover (1963).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Galeacornea Stover

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumGymnospermophytaCleal 1994
RankNameAuthor
genusGaleacornea

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.

G. †Galeacornea Stover 1963 [elaterate]
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Galeacornea causea Stover 1963 [elaterate]
Galeacornea clavis Stover 1963 [elaterate]
Galeacornea crassatus Pramparo et al. 2015
Galeacornea guayaguensis Pramparo et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available