IGNS taxon number: 78.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AZONATI; Infraturma APICULATI.
Synonymy:
1956 Apiculatisporites filiformis Balme & Hennelly p. 247, pl. 2, figs 22, 23.
1965 Acanthotriletes filiformis (Balme & Hennelly) Tiwari p. 173, pl. 1, figs 19, 20.
1965 Apiculatisporis filiformis (Balme & Hennelly) Pant & Srivastava p. 472, pl. 1, fig. 21.
1975 Acanthotriletes filiformis (Balme & Hennelly) Tiwari; Foster p. 130, pl. 1, fig. 4.
1977 Apiculatisporis filiformis (Balme & Hennelly) Pant & Srivastava; Rigby & Hekel p. 9, pl. 2, figs 1, 3.
1979 Acanthotriletes filiformis (Balme & Hennelly) Tiwari; Foster p. 34, pl. 5, fig. 6.
1986 Acanthotriletes filiformis (Balme & Hennelly); Mildenhall et al. p. 14.
1991 Horriditriletes filiformis (Balme & Hennelly) Backhouse p. 259, pl. 2, figs 10-13.
1995 Horriditriletes filiformis (Balme & Hennelly) Backhouse; Lindstrom pp. 31-2, pl. 1, fig. 5.
1995 Horriditriletes filiformis; Lindstrom p. 164, pl. 1, fig. 3.
1996 Horriditriletes filiformis; Utting p. 622, pl. 1, fig. 1.
2008 Horriditriletes filiformis (Balme & Hennelly) Backhouse; Playford & Rigby p. 18, pl. 2, figs 17, 18.
2008 Acanthotriletes cf. filiformis (Balme & Hennelly) Tiwari; Li et al. p. 67, pl. 1, fig2 28, 29.
Natural affinity: Lycopsida?.
NZ age range: Triassic.
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).