Illustrations:
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 3, fig. 6 |
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 3, fig. 7 |
IGNS taxon number: 231.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AURICULATI; Infraturma MURORNATI.
Synonymy:
1973 Rugulatisporites trophus Partridge in Stover & Partridge p. 250, pl. 15, figs 4a-4c.
1982 Rugulatisporites trophus Partridge; Mildenhall & Suggate pp. 518, 523.
1982 Rugulatisporites trophus Partridge; Playford pp. 36, 38, pl. 1, fig. 8.
1982 Rugulatisporites cf. trophus Partridge; Pocknall p. 20.
1984 Rugulatisporites trophus Partridge; Pocknall & Mildenhall p. 16.
1985 Rugulatisporites sp. cf. R. trophus Partridge; Truswell et al. p. 283, fig. 60-R.
1985 Rugulatisporites cf. trophus Partridge; Mildenhall in Turnbull et al. p. 226.
1989 Rugulatisporites trophus Partridge; Mildenhall & Pocknall p. 33, pl. 3, figs 6, 7.
1992 Rugulatisporites trophus Partridge; Alley & Broadbridge p. 250, fig. 6J.
1999 Rugulatisporites trophus Stover & Partridge; Macphail p. 211, pl. 2, fig. 8.
2000 Rugulatisporites trophus Partridge; Askin p. 170, pl. 1, fig. c.
2011 Rugulatisporites cf. trophus; Salzmann et al. p. 76.
Natural affinity: Filicopsida: Thyrsopteridaceae (cf. Culcita - Macphail 1998)
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NZ age range: Paleogene to Neogene.
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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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).