IGNS taxon number: 77.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AZONATI; Infraturma APICULATI.
Synonymy:
1957 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme p. 18, pl. 1, figs 18, 19.
1964 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Singh p. 44, pl. 1, fig. 19.
1966 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Jain & Sah p. 107, pl. 1, fig. 14.
1968 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Muller p. 6, pl. 1, fig. 4.
1969 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Norton & Hall p. 14, pl. 1, fig. 8.
1969 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Oltz p. 120, pl. 39, fig. 21.
1972 Echinatisporis levidensis (Balme) Srivastava p. 12, pl. 7, figs 7-9.
1972 Acanthotriletes sp.; Waterhouse & Norris pp. 4-5.
1972 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Waterhouse & Norris pp. 4-5.
1975 Echinatisporis levidensis (Balme) Srivastava; Kimyai pl. 1, fig. 2.
1975 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Filatoff p. 50, pl. 5, fig. 11.
1976 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Rogalska pl. 11, fig. 168.
1986 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Ashraf & Erben p. 129, pl. 3, fig. 12.
1987 Acanthotriletes cf. levidensis Balme; Raine p. 129.
1988 Neoraistrickia levidensis (Balme) Backhouse p. 63, pl. 7, figs 9, 10; pl. 13, figs 12, 13.
1989 Acanthotriletes levidensis Balme; Farabee et al. p. 110, pl. 1, fig. 2.
1989 Ceratosporites levidensis (Balme) Burden & Hills p. 72, pl. 8, figs 28, 29.
1990 Neoraistrickia levidensis (Balme) Back.; Mohr p. 460, pl. 3, figs 6, 7a-7b.
1995 Echinatisporis levidensis (Balme) Srivastava; Srivastava p. 346, pl. 48, fig. 10.
2000 Acanthotriletes sp. cf. A. levidensis Balme; Atta-Peters p. 256, pl. 4, fig. K.
2000 Acanthotriletes levidensus Balme; Kimyai p. 202, pl. 1, fig. 1.
Natural affinity: Lycopsida?; e.g. Selaginellaceae (cf. Selaginella subarborescens).
NZ age range: Jurassic.
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
ISSN 1177-2441
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).