Illustrations:
 Raine et al. 1981, pl. 6, fig. 4 |
 Raine et al. 1981, pl. 6, fig. 5 |
 Mildenhall 1994 pl. 9, fig. 1 |
IGNS taxon number: 4.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma MONOLETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATOMONOLETES; Subturma AZONOMONOLETES; Infraturma APICULATIMONOLETI.
Synonymy:
1980 Tuberculatosporites sp. A.; Burger p. 61, pl. 15, fig. 14.
1981 Echinosporis sp.; Raine et al. pp. 260-261, pl. 6, figs 4, 5.
1984 Echinosporis sp.; Raine p. 10.
1990 Echinosporis sp. 1; Askin p. 153, pl. 2, figs 13, 14.
1994 Echinosporis sp.; Mildenhall pp. 12, 70, pl. 9, fig. 1.
Natural affinity: Filicopsida.
NZ age range: Cretaceous to Paleogene.
Brief description: Spore. Monolete. Outline in polar view oval. Echinate; sculpture density medium; sculpture uniformly distributed.
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
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).