Sapindoidea globosa (R.Ludw.) Kirchheimer (1936: 90–91

Winterscheid, Heinrich, 2018, Nomenclatural novelties and typifications in Spinopalmoxylon, Sapindoidea and Carpolithes (fossil Magnoliidae) from central European Paleogene and Neogene, Phytotaxa 347 (3), pp. 224-234 : 229-230

Sapindoidea globosa (R.Ludw.) Kirchheimer (1936: 90–91 ; pl. 9, fig. 2a–g) ( Fig. 3B )

Basionym:— Trapa globosa Ludwig (1860: 141–142; pl. 58, figs 23–27; pl. 60, fig. 6–7)

Type (lectotype,designated here):— GERMANY. Hesse:Bad Salzhausen near Nidda in Vogelsberg: MfN,coll.Ludwig [ MB.Pb.2005/0689.1 (orig.-no. 126)!], illustrated in: Ludwig (1860: pl. 58, fig. 23) and Kirchheimer (1936: pl. 9, fig. 2b).

Stratigraphy:—Middle Miocene (Langhian) brown-coal of intravolcanic deposits (“Carpolithen-Kohle von Salzhausen”).

Occurrence and habitat:—Known from the Miocene of central Europe in wetland environments.

Additional specimens examined (syntypes):— GERMANY. Hesse: Bad Salzhausen near Nidda in Vogelsberg ; middle Miocene (Langhian) brown-coal of intravolcanic sediment-deposits (“ Carpolithen-Kohle von Salzhausen ”): MfN, coll. Ludwig [ MB.Pb.2005/0689.2–9]!, illustrated in: Ludwig (1860: pl. 58, fig. 24–27) and Kirchheimer (1936: pl. 9, fig. 2), MfN [ MB.Pb.2017/1470] !.

Magnoliidae inc. sed.

Fossil-genus Carpolithes Brongn. in Cuvier (1822: 319)

Generic type:— Carpolithes ovulum Brongniart in Cuvier (1822a: 616; pl. 11, fig. 6. 1822b: 364).

Carpolithus Linnaeus (1768: 172) , nom. illeg., published before Dec. 31 1820, starting date for fossil-taxa (Art. 13.1 of the ICN; McNeill et al. 2012).

Carpolites Sternberg (1823: 39) , nom. nud.

Carpolites Sternberg (1838: 208) , nom. illeg., non Carpolithes Brongn. in Cuvier (1822: 319) (Art. 54.1 of the ICN; McNeill et al. 2012).

Stratigraphic range:—Devonian to Neogene.

Note:— Carpolithus Brongn. is a widely used fossil taxon in palaeobotanical literature for fossil fruits and seeds of unknown taxonomical affinity because of the lack of characteristic morphological and anatomical traits.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Sapindoidea margaritifera (R.Ludw.) Kirchh. and S. globosa (R.Ludw.) Kirchh.; Bad Salzhausen near Nidda in Vogelsberg; middle Miocene (Langhian). A. Sapindoidea margaritifera (R.Ludw.) Kirchh., lectotype at top right [MB.Pb.2005/0696.1] and syntypes [MB.Pb.2005/0696.2–5], with original collection-label. B. Sapindoidea globosa (R.Ludw.) Kirchh., lectotype at top right [MB. Pb.2005/0689.1] and syntypes [MB.Pb.2005/0689.2–7], with original collection-label.A. Scale bar = 10 mm. B. Scale bar = 20 mm.