Illustrations:
 Zhang & Grant-Mackie 2001, fig. 12N |
 Zhang & Grant-Mackie 2001, fig. 12O |
IGNS taxon number: 88.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AZONATI; Infraturma APICULATI.
Synonymy:
1982 Apiculatisporis lentus Playford p. 10, pl. 7, figs 9-11.
1997 Apiculatisporis lentus Playford; Zhang & Grant-Mackie p. 15, pl. 3, fig. 14.
2000 Apiculatisporis lentus Playford; Song et al. pp. 144-145, pl. 37, figs 6, 8 (with additional synonymy).
2001 Apiculatisporis lentus Playford; Zhang & Grant-Mackie p. 608, figs 12N, 12O.
2006 Apiculatisporis lentus Playford; Huang p. 71, pl. 4, fig. 10.
Natural affinity: Filicopsida?.
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).