Illustrations:
 Couper 1953, pl. 3, fig. 22 (holotype). |
 Couper 1960, pl. 2, fig. 6 (holotype) |
IGNS taxon number: 157.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma TRICRASSATI; Infraturma MURORNATI.
Synonymy:
1949 A large spore with a very thick exine Te Punga pl. 15, fig. 16.
1953 Trilites morleyi Couper p. 30, pl. 3, fig. 22.
1960 Trilites morleyi Couper; Couper p. 41, pl. 2, fig. 6.
1967 Trilites morleyi Couper; Sah p. 16, pl. 1, fig. 26; text-fig. 4.
1983 Trilites morleyi Couper; Liu p. 526, pl. 1, fig. 29.
1984 Trilites morleyi Couper; Raine p. 10.
1989 Trilites morleyi; Browne & MacKinnon text-fig. 13.
1994 (?) Trilites morleyi Couper; Li & Liu p. 349, fig. 12k.
non 2000 Trilites morleyi Couper; Song et al. p. 126, pl. 23, fig. 29 (with additional synonymy).
Natural affinity: Lycopsida.
NZ age range: Cretaceous.
Brief description: Spore. Trilete.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, D.C. Mildenhall, E.M. Kennedy
(2011). New Zealand fossil spores and pollen: an illustrated catalogue. 4th
edition. GNS Science miscellaneous series no. 4.
http://data.gns.cri.nz/sporepollen/index.htm".
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2011
ISBN 978-0-478-19871-3
ISSN 1177-2441
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).