IGNS taxon number: 304.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma CINGULATI; Infraturma MURORNATI.
Synonymy:
1968 Polypodiaceoisporites retirugatus Muller p. 7, pl. 1, fig. 8.
1989 Polypodiaceoisporites cf. retirugatus; Browne & MacKinnon text-figs 8, 11, 12.
1996 Polypodiaceoisporites retirugatus; Playford & Dettmann p. 239, pl. 2, fig. 13.
1997 Polypodiaceoisporites retirugatus Muller; Acevedo et al. p. 115, pl. 2, fig. c.
1997 Polypodiaceoisporites retirugatus Muller; de Villiers & Cadman pp. 74-75, figs 5.1, 5.2.
Natural affinity: Filicopsida: Pteridaceae (Pteris).
NZ age range: Paleogene.
Brief description: Spore. Cingulate. 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".
© GNS Science,
2011
ISBN 978-0-478-19871-3
ISSN 1177-2441
(Available also in CD
version from: Publications Officer, GNS Science, P.O. Box 30368 Lower Hutt, New
Zealand)
Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).