Illustrations:
 Couper 1953, pl. 8, fig. 133 |
IGNS taxon number: 872.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma MONOSULCATES.
Synonymy:
1951 Filicales; Incertae Sedis. n.sp. B; Couper, Table 1.
1953 Monosulcites perspinosus Couper, p. 65, pl. 8, fig. 133.
1969 Couperipollis perspinosus (Couper) Venkatachala & Kar: p. 61.
non 1972 Spinizonocolpites perspinosus (Couper) Hekel: 8, pl. 3, fig. 22.
Note: Nomen dubium, see discussion in Mildenhall & Pocknall (1989, pp. 25-26): not relocated in type slides, probably based on folded specimen of Tubulifloridites, Malvacipollis or Malvacearumpollis.
Type species of Couperipollis Venkatachala & Kar, 1969.
NZ age range: Neogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Monocolpate/monosulcate.
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).