Illustrations:
 de Jersey & Raine 1990, pl. 5, fig. H |
 de Jersey & Raine 1990, pl. 5, fig. I |
 Zhang & Grant-Mackie 2001, fig. 13A |
IGNS taxon number: 143.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AZONATI; Infraturma APICULATI.
Synonymy:
1955 Punctatisporites fissus Leschik p. 20, pl. 2, fig. 14.
1965 Osmundacidites fissus (Leschik) Playford p. 182, pl. 7, figs 3-5.
1990 Osmundacidites fissus (Leschik) Playford; de Jersey & Raine p. 28, pl. 5, figs H, I.
1997 Osmundacidites sp. cf. O. fissus (Leschik) Playford; Zhang & Grant-Mackie p. 15, pl. 6, fig. 17.
2001 Osmundacidites sp. cf. O. fissus (Leschik) Playford; Zhang & Grant-Mackie p. 609, fig. 13A.
2007 Osmundacidites fissus (Leschik)N Playford; Zhang et al. p. 16, fig. 5.10.
Natural affinity: Filicopsida; Osmundaceae.
NZ age range: Triassic to 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
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).