IGNS taxon number: 729.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma STEPHANOPORATES.
Synonymy:
1947 Droseridites spinosa Cookson p. 137, pl. 16, figs 70, 71.
1985 Droseridites cf. spinosa Cookson; Nagy pp. 181-182, pl. 105, figs 8-10.
1987 Droseridites spinosa Cookson; Ramanujam p. 36, pl. 4, fig. 103.
(?)1989 ?Drosera; Mildenhall & Pocknall p. 13.
Natural affinity: Dicotyledonae: Droseraceae (Drosera).
NZ age range: Neogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Regular tetrahedral tetrad. Stephanoporate.
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).