Barclayopsis

Barclayopsis
Temporal range: Maastrichtian–Paleocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: †Barclayopsis
Erv. Knobl. & Mai
Species:
†B. urceolata
Binomial name
†Barclayopsis urceolata

Barclayopsis urceolata is a fossil species of the family Nymphaeaceae from the Maastrichtian and Paleocene of Eisleben, Germany.

Description

The oval to rounded, 2–3 mm wide seed has a up to 0.15 mm thick, two-layered testa.

Taxonomy

It was published by Ervin Knobloch and Dieter Hans Mai in 1984.

Etymology

The specific epithet urceolata means urceolate, or jug-shaped.

References

  1. 1 2 Barclayopsis urceolata Erv. Knobl., Mai. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=8DEE67A3-FE1B-58F6-36B6-215B7189280B
  2. 1 2 Barclayopsis Erv. Knobl., Mai. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.ifpni.org/genus.htm?id=5010C66A-B842-4EA7-A620-EBBB2689F7E0
  3. 1 2 Friis, E. M., Crane, P. R., & Pedersen, K. R. (1997). Fossil history of magnoliid angiosperms. In Evolution and diversification of land plants (pp. 121-156). Tokyo: Springer Japan.
  4. ↑ Knobloch, E., Kvaček, Z., Bůžek, Č., Mai, D. H., & Batten, D. J. (1993). Evolutionary significance of floristic changes in the Northern Hemisphere during the Late Cretaceous and Palaeogene, with particular reference to Central Europe. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 78(1-2), 41-54.
  5. ↑ Schultze-Motel, J. Fossilium Catalogus. II. Plantae. Pars 106. Index of generic names of fossil plants, 1979-2000. p. 14.
  6. 1 2 3 Knobloch, E., & Mai, D. H. (1984). Neue Gattungen nach Früchten und Samen aus dem Cenoman bis Maastricht (Kreide) von Mitteleuropa. Feddes Repertorium, 95(1-2), 3-41.
  7. ↑ Knobloch, E., & Mai, D. H. (1986). Monographie der Früchte und Samen in der Kreide von Mitteleuropa (Vol. 47).
  8. ↑ Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville. (n.d.). AlgaeBase. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=12875