NAME Foveodiporites gunniae
AGE Middle-Late Eocene.   AGE span: 48.6...33.9 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Varma CP, Rawat MS. 1963. A note on some diporate grains recovered from Tertiary horizons of India and their potential marker value; Grana Palynologica, v. 4, p. 130-139.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY F. gunniae (Varma & Rawat) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Western and eastern India, including oil exploration areas in West Bengal and Assam; geographically the areas are about 1440 km from each other.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Pollen grains 2-porate, isopolar, bilateral (21.5 x 40 x 21.5 µm). Pores projecting at both ends of the longest axis of the grains, circular (about 7.1 µm in diameter), with an outer opening (diameter about 4.3 µm) elevated by a collar about 1.5-2 µm high (the collar of the left, i.e. the smaller, pore, shows some darker areas towards the lumen of the grains; these do not, however, seem to indicate a morphological feature). A few folds may be present on the thin-walled body of the grain. Exine psilate, less than 1.4 µm thick.
COMMENTS* This species has been named after Mrs. Gunni Erdtman. Frequency low.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Varma CP, Rawat MS. 1963. A note on some diporate grains recovered from Tertiary horizons of India and their potential marker value; Grana Palynologica, v. 4, p. 130-139.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Psilodiporites gunniae Varma & Rawat 1963, p. 132, fig. 6. Diporisporites gunniae (Varma & Rawat) Elsik 1968, p. 277 (nom. nud.).; Foveodiporites gunniae
SERIAL NUMBER 573
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.