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Balmeisporites holodictyus

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

Discussion

Spore body diameter, 145e185 mm; diameter of lumina, 14e35 mm; width of muri, 3 mm; equatorial wings: length, 53e57 mm; width, 38-41 mm; acrolamella: length, 100e105 mm; width, 68e71 mm.

Taxonomy
Balmeisporites holodictyus was named by Cookson and Dettmann (1958). It is not extant. It is the type species of Balmeisporites.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. auriculata, B. canadensis, B. kondinskayae, B. longirimosus, B. rarus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Balmeisporites holodictyus Cookson and Dettmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusBalmeisporitesCookson and Dettmann 1958
speciesholodictyusCookson and Dettmann 1958

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.

†Balmeisporites holodictyus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Cenomanian or 122.46000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Egypt (Western Desert) Balmeisporites holodictyus (142198 142199 142200 142220)
Aptian - Cenomanian125.0 - 93.9Libya (Cyrenaica) Balmeisporites holodictyus (142508)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Balmeisporites holodyctios (32199)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (Nunavut) Balmeisporites holodictyus (32587 32588 32589 32593 32595)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Balmeisporites holodictyus (164488 164489 164490 164524 164525 164526 164528 164529 164530)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Egypt (Western Desert) Balmeisporites holodictyus (142202 142203 142204 142205 142221)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Canada (Nunavut) Balmeisporites holodictyus (32584)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Balmeisporites holodictyus (149928)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Australia (South Australia) Balmeisporites holodictyus (163897 163902)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Canada (Nunavut) Balmeisporites holodictyus (32590)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Australia (Victoria) Balmeisporites holodictyus (43940 43945)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Argentina (Santa Cruz) Balmeisporites holodictyus (150201)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) Balmeisporites holodictyus (34141)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Canada (Nunavut) Balmeisporites holodictyus (32582)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Balmeisporites holodictyus (142206 142207)