Illustrations:
 Pocknall & Mildenhall 1984 pl. 1, fig. 1a |
 Pocknall & Mildenhall 1984 pl. 1, fig. 1b |
IGNS taxon number: 60.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AZONATI; Infraturma LAEVIGATI.
Synonymy:
1973 Cyathidites subtilis Partridge in Stover & Partridge p. 247, pl. 13, figs 1, 2.
1973 Cyathea paleospora Martin p. 7, figs 27-29 only.
1983 Cyathidites subtilis Partridge; Hill & Macphail p. 283, figs 2L, 2M.
1984 Cyathidites subtilis Partridge; Pocknall & Mildenhall pp. 17-18, pl. 1, figs 1a-b.
1985 Cyathidites subtilis Partridge; Pocknall p. 345.
1994 Cyathidites subtilis (Cyatheaceae); Macphail et al. p. 250, fig. 10.12k.
1996 Cyathidites subtilis Stover & Partridge; Macphail p. 234, fig. 3Q.
?1997 Cyathidites paleospora (Martin) Alley & Broadbridge; Barreda p. 70, pl. 1, figs 1, 2.
1997 non Cyathidites cf. subtilis Partridge.; Song p. 269, pl. 1, fig. 10.
1998 Cyathidites subtilis Partridge; Song pp. 344, 346, pl. 1, figs 25, 26; pl. 2, fig 9 (as cf. subtilis).
1999 Cyathidites subtilis Stover & Partridge; Macphail p. 209, pl. 1, fig. 17.
2000 Cyathidites cf. subtilis Partridge; Askin p. 170, pl. 1, fig. a.
Natural affinity: Filicopsida; e.g. Cyatheaceae (Cyathea), Dicksoniaceae, Schizaeaceae, ?Polypodiaceae
.
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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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).