Illustrations:
 Couper 1960, pl. 11, fig. 20 (holotype of Tricolpites variexinus) |
 Couper 1960, pl. 11, fig. 21 (holotype of Tricolpites variexinus) |
 Hornibrook in Suggate et al. 1979, p. 421, fig. 7.11.12 (as Tricolpites variexinus) |
 Pocknall & Crosbie 1982, fig. 17 |
 Pocknall & Crosbie 1982, fig. 18 |
 Pocknall & Crosbie 1982, fig. 19) |
IGNS taxon number: 612.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma TRICOLPORATES.
Synonymy:
1947 Tricolporites sphaerica Cookson p. 195, pl. 9, figs 14, 15; text-fig. 4.
1960 Tricolpites variexinus Couper p. 66, pl. 11, figs 20, 21.
1968 Tricolpites variexinus Couper; Bowen et al. p. 263.
1973 Tricolporites sphaerica Cookson; Stover & Partridge p. 259, pl. 18, figs 5-6.
1975 "Tricolpites" variexinus Couper; Mildenhall p. 678 (?redeposited).
non 1976 Retitricolpites variexinus (Couper) Sung & Tsao p. 159, pl. 3, fig. 24.
1979 Tricolpites variexinus Couper; Hornibrook in Suggate et al. p. 421, fig. 7.11.12.
1982 Tricolpites variexinus Couper; Mildenhall & Suggate pp. 520, 523
1982 Rhoipites sphaerica (Cookson) Pocknall & Crosbie p. 10, figs 17-19.
1982 Rhoipites sphaerica (Cookson); Pocknall p. 18.
1982 Rhoipites sphaericus (Cookson) Pocknall & Crosbie; Pocknall p. 285.
1982 Tricolporites sphaerica Cookson; Foster p. 26, pl. 10, figs 5a-5d.
1982 Tricolporites sp. cf. T. sphaerica Cookson; Tulip et al. pp. 264-265, fig. 60.
1983 Tricolporites sphaerica; Hill & Macphail p. 285, fig. 3N.
1984 Rhoipites sphaerica (Cookson) Pocknall & Crosbie; Raine p. 12.
1984 Rhoipites sphaerica (Cookson); Pocknall & Mildenhall p. 17.
1985 Tricolpites sphaerica (Cookson); Turnbull et al. p. 227.
1985 "Tricolpites" pilatus/variexinus; Lewis & Mildenhall p. 148 (reworked).
1986 Rhoipites sphaerica (Cookson) Pocknall & Crosbie; Wood p. 8, fig. 7.1.
1986 Rhoipites sphaerica; Mildenhall & Pocknall pp. 18, 22.
non 1987 Retitricolporites sphaerica (Cookson) Zhang p. 294, pl. 50, fig. 14.
1988 Rhoipites alveolatus/sphaerica/couperi group; Nelson et al. p. 31.
1989 Rhoipites sphaerica (Cookson); Pocknall & Turnbull p. 378.
1989 Rhoipites spaerica (Cookson); Mildenhall & Pocknall p. 27.
1990 Rhoipites sphaerica (Cookson) Pocknall & Crosbie; Mohr p. 608, pl. 2, figs 10a, 10b.
non 1997 Tricoporites sphaerica Cookson (sic.); Song p. 272, pl. 6, figs 19, 23, 24.
non 1999 Retitricolpites variexinum (Couper) Sung & Tsao; Song et al. p. 320, pl. 91, fig. 21.
non 1999 Retitricolporites sphaerica (Cookson) Zhang; Song et al. p. 464, pl. 160, figs 24, 28.
2003 Rhoipites sphaerica (Cookson) Pocknall & Crosbie; Dettmann & Clifford p. 264, figs 3O, 3P.
non 2009 Retricolporites cf. sphaerica (Cookson) Zhang; Zhou et al. p. 326, pl. 55, fig. 10.
Natural affinity: Dicotyledonae.
NZ age range: Paleogene to Neogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Tricolporate.
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).