Early Cretaceous calcareous algae - Genus Actinoporella

 

Glossary

 

Higher Levels

Family Acetabulariaceae

Tribe Acetabularieae

Genus Acicularia

Same Level (Other Species)

Species A. comanchense


 

 

 

 

Acicularia comanchense JOHNSON 1968, nom. nud.

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(Mar-2000)

 

Acetabulariaceae (Acetabularieae)

 

Type

« cotypes » / « Type slide »  (JOHNSON 1968: Pl. 8, fig. 6-7): Shell BFP-6440C (Bob F. PERKINS Collection) = U.S.N.M. 42764, J.H. JOHNSON Collection, Division of Paleobotany, U.S. National Museum, Washington D.C. (United States of America)

 

one out of two « Cotypes » from Johnson (1968 : Pl. 8, fig. 6) second of the two « Cotypes » from Johnson (1968 : Pl. 8, fig. 7)

 

 

Type Locality

Jonesboro, Coryell County, Texas (United States of America)

 

Stratum Typicum

Albian (« Walnut Formation », « Upper Marl Member »)

 

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Synonymy

1968 (nom. nud.)            Acicularia comanchense n. sp.- Johnson, p. 47-48, Pl. 8, fig. 4-7

 

Original Description

« Sporangial discs, circular or slightly flattened, 450-530µ lomg and 390-450µ wide, containg 12 to 18 sporangial chambers around the margin. Sporangial chambers ovoid, 54 to 70µ long and 36 to 50µ wide.

For detailed dimensional data given in table 6. » (JOHNSON 1968).

 

 

Geographic Distribution

U.S.A. / Texas (JOHNSON 1968)

 

Stratigraphic Range

Albian (JOHNSON 1968)

 

Remarks

It is only known from its type-locality, and from its author.

 

Reference

JOHNSON, J.H. (1968) -   
Lower Cretaceous Algae from Texas. Professional Contributions of the Colorado School of Mines, N° 4, Golden, vii + 71 p., 12 pl. (1-2).

 

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