TAXONOMY AND STRATIGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF VERRUCOSISPORITES-NITIDUS PLAYFORD, 1964 AND RELATED SPECIES

Authors
TURNAU E AVCHIMOVITCH VI BYVSCHEVA TV CLAYTON G HIGGS KT OWENS B
Citation
E. Turnau et al., TAXONOMY AND STRATIGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF VERRUCOSISPORITES-NITIDUS PLAYFORD, 1964 AND RELATED SPECIES, Review of palaeobotany and palynology, 81(2-4), 1994, pp. 289-295
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Paleontology,"Plant Sciences
Journal title
Review of palaeobotany and palynology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00346667
Volume
81
Issue
2-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
289 - 295
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6667(1994)81:2-4<289:TASDOV>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The taxonomy and morphological concept of the stratigraphically import ant species Verrucosisporites nitidus are redefined. The Russian Frasn ian miospore species Lophotriletes grumosus is no longer considered sy nonymous with V. nitidus. The morphology of several similar Late Devon ian and Early Carboniferous miospore species are described and compare d. It has been established that V. nitidus, V. congestus and V. depres sus can only be differentiated on the basis of maximum size of verruca e. The stratigraphical distribution of these species and their zonal v alue is described and evaluated.