NAME Inapertisporites subcapsularis
AGE Middle Eocene.   AGE span: 48.6...37.2 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY I. subcapsularis (Sheffy & Dilcher) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Puryear clay pit, one-half mile south of Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Capsulate [i.e. capsule-like?], psilate, unicellular spore, inaperturate, slightly constricted along one side. Size ranges from 11.6 x 17.4 - 17.9 x 26.6 µm (three specimens). Holotype: size 12.1 x 21.8 µm.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
K&J REMARKS Illustration of the holotype identified by its size. The specimen is poorly illustrated, or rather, may be a poorly preserved bit of woody or resinous material. Its characteristics as a fungal spore are indistinct and poorly defined, and therefore here questioned.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Inapertisporites subcapsularis Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, p. 38, pl. 15, fig. 4.; Inapertisporites subcapsularis
SERIAL NUMBER 816
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.