Illustrations:
 Norris 1968, fig. 57 |
 Norris 1968, fig. 58 |
 Raine 2008, fig. 3A |
 Raine 2008, fig. 3B |
 Raine 2008, fig. 3C |
IGNS taxon number: 294.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma CINGULATI; Infraturma APICULATI.
Synonymy:
1958 Styxisporites majus Cookson & Dettmann p. 115, pl. 19 figs 10-13.
1963 Kraeuselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann p. 78, pl. 17 figs 5, 6.
? 1964 Styxisporites majus Cookson & Dettmann; Kotova p. 87-89, fig. 18
1968 Kraeuselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann; Norris p. 321, figs 57, 58.
1970 Kraeuselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann; Norris & Waterhouse p. 245.
1970 Perotrilites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Evans p. 67-68.
1972 Kraeuselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann; Waterhouse & Norris p. 5-6.
1975 Perotrilites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Evans; Burger in Norvick & Burger p. 133, pl. 15 figs 5-7.
1976 Kraeuselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann; Barnbaum pp. 23, 40, pl. 2 fig. 14, pl. 3 fig. 1.
1978 Kraeuselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann; McLachlan & Pieterse pp. 865, 876-877, pl. 3 fig. 11.
1978 Kraeuselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann; Beck & Nathan p. 378.
1981 Perotrilites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Evans; Raine et al. pp. 254, 257.
1984 Perotrilites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Evans; Raine p. 9.
1987 Perotrilites majus; Baldoni & Barreda p. 96, pl. 2 fig. 3.
non 1988 Perotrilites majus Cookson & Dettmann; Pocknall & Lindqvist p. 90, pl. 1 fig. 10.
? 1989 Kraeuselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann; Lachkar et al. p. 98-99, pl. 1 fig. 8.
1992 Perotrilites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Evans; Mohr & Gee p. 305, pl. 10 fig. 12.
? 1994 Perotrilites sp. cf. P. laceratus (Norris) Dettmann; Mildenhall pl. 7 fig. 3.
2004 Krauselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann; Macphail & Truswell p. 41, pl. P8, fig. 6.
2008 Perotrilites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Evans; Raine p.107-110, figs 3A-C.
2010 Krauselisporites majus (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann; Ding et al. p. 168, pl. 3, fig. 11.
Natural affinity: Lycopsida: Selaginellaceae?.
NZ age range: Cretaceous.
Brief description: Spore. Zonate. 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).