Corollina, Maljavkina, 1949

Legrand, Julien, Pons, Denise, Nishida, Harufumi & Yamada, Toshihiro, 2011, Barremian palynofloras from the Ashikajima and Kimigahama formations (Choshi Group, Outer Zone of south-west Japan), Geodiversitas 33 (1), pp. 87-135 : 115

Corollina sp.

( Fig. 13M )

OCCURRENCE. — Ashikajima and Kimigahama Fm.

DESCRIPTION

Pollen grain.Amb subspherical with poles flattened.At the proximal pole, a trilete mark is seen. At the distal pole, a pseudopore 3-7 µm in diameter is present.The rimula delimits a cap about 17-24 µm in diameter.No equatorial ridge is seen.The exine is psilate to slightly punctate. Equatorial diameter = 22-30 µm.

REMARKS

The genus Corollina gathers species from the Keuper without ridge, but it still remains used for the Cretaceous of southeastern Asia.

BOTANICAL AFFINITIES

Pinales , Cheirolepidiaceae ( Couper 1958) . Tekleva & Krassilov (2009) suggested an affinity with the Gnetales.

Figures

FIG. 13. — Pollen grains, alga and fungus from the Barremian of south-west Japan: A, Pityosporites sp. cf. P. constrictus Singh, 1964, lateral view, Ashikajima Fm, II2b-J34/1; B, Alisporites thomasii (Couper, 1958) Pocock, 1962, polar view, Ashikajima Fm, II2b-O42/3; C, Incertae sedis sp. 2, Ashikajima Fm, II2c-W65/4; D, Balmeiopsis limbatus (Balme, 1957) Archangelsky, 1977, Ashikajima Fm, II2d- N41/2; E, Inaperturopollenites sp., Kimigahama Fm, I1b-U64/4; F-H, Classopollis torosus (Reissinger, 1950) Couper, 1958 emend.