IGNS taxon number: 365.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma SACCITES; Subturma DISACCITES; Infraturma SULCATI.
Synonymy:
1973 Parvisaccites catastus Partridge in Stover & Partridge p. 252, pl. 16, figs 5, 6.
1982 Parvisaccites catastus Partridge; Tulip et al. pp. 262-263, figs 5H, 5I.
1983 Parvisaccites catastus; Hill & Macphail p. 283, fig, 2F.
1984 Parvisaccites catastus Partridge; Pocknall & Mildenhall p. 16.
1994 Parvisaccites catastus Partridge; Macphail & Hill pp. 6-7, pl. 1, fig. E.
1994 Parvisaccites catastus (Halocarpus); Macphail et al. p. 248, fig. 10.10b.
1996 Parvisaccites catastus Stover & Partridge; Macphail p. 236, fig. 4L.
1999 Parvisaccites catastus Stover & Partridge; Macphail p. 213, pl. 3, fig. 3.
2004 Parvisaccites catastus (Halocarpus); Macphail & Stone p. 512, fig. 10p.
2005 Parvisaccites catastus Partridge, 1973; Bannister et al. p. 517.
Natural affinity: Gymnospermopsida: Podocarpaceae (Dacrydium kirkii/bidwilli type = Halocarpus).
NZ age range: Paleogene to Neogene.
Brief description: Saccate pollen. Bisaccate.
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).