Illustrations:
 Norris 1968, fig. 35 |
 Norris 1968, fig. 36 |
 Mildenhall 1994 pl. 6, fig. 10 |
 Mildenhall 1994 pl. 6, fig. 11 |
IGNS taxon number: 202.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AZONATI; Infraturma MURORNATI; Subinfraturma RETICULATI.
Synonymy:
1957 Lycopodium tenuis Balme p. 16, pl. 1, fgis 9-11.
1968 Lycopodiumsporites tenuis (Balme) Norris p. 319, figs 35, 36.
1972 Lycopodiumsporites tenuis (Balme) Norris; Waterhouse & Norris p. 5.
1978 Lycopodiumsporites tenuis (Balme); Mildenhall p. 660.
1988 Retitriletes tenuis (Balme) Backhouse p. 68, pl. 9, figs 18, 19; pl. 15, figs 9, 10.
1989 Retitriletes tenuis (Balme); Backhouse & Wilson p. 4, fig. 4D.
1994 Lycopodiumsporites tenuis (Balme) Norris; Mildenhall pp. 12, 63-64, pl. 6, figs 10, 11.
1995 Retitriletes tenuis; Burger p. 59, pl. 1, figs FF, GG.
1999 Retitriletes tenuis (Balme) Backhouse; Truswell et al. p. 242, figs 5f, 5g.
Natural affinity: Lycopsida: Lycopodiaceae (Lycopodium).
NZ age range: Jurassic to 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
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).