Illustrations:
 Zhang & Grant-Mackie 2001, fig. 12F |
 Zhang & Grant-Mackie 2001, fig. 12G |
 Zhang & Grant-Mackie 2001, fig. 12H |
 Zhang & Grant-Mackie 2001, fig. 12I |
IGNS taxon number: 83.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AZONATI; Infraturma APICULATI.
Synonymy:
1960 Anapiculatisporites cooksonae Playford p. 184, pl. 7, fig, 19; pl. 8, fig. 14.
1997 Anapiculatisporites cooksonae Playford; Zhang & Grant-Mackie p. 15, pl. 1, fig. 15; pl. 3, fig. 12; pl. 9, fig. 13.
2000 Anapiculatisporites cooksonae Playford; Song et al. p. 140, pl. 35, fig. 6 (with additional synonymy).
2001 Anapiculatisporites cooksonae Playford; Zhang & Grant-Mackie p. 606, figs 12F-12I.
2006 Anapiculatisporites cooksonae Playford; Huang p. 70, pl. 4, fig. 7 (with additional synonymy).
2005 Anapiculatisporites cooksonae Playford; Rojo & Zavattieri pp. 6, 8, 11, fig. 3N.
2008 Anapiculatisporites cooksonae Playford; Zavattieiri & Mego p. 490, figs 4.7, 4.8.
Natural affinity: Bryophyta?.
NZ age range: Triassic to Jurassic (boundary zones).
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).