Illustrations:
 Mildenhall 1972, fig. 11 |
 Mildenhall 1972, fig. 12 |
IGNS taxon number: 407.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma ALETES-INAPERTURATES; Suprasubturma ACAVATALETES; Subturma AZONALETES; Infraturma LAEVIGATI.
Synonymy:
1954 Acacia octosporites Cookson p. 55, pl. 1, figs 2-4.
1972 cf. Acaciapollenites octosporites (Cookson) Mildenhall pp. 492-493, figs 11, 12.
1975 Acaciapollenites octosporites (Cookson) Mildenhall; Mildenhall pp. 214, 224.
1975 Acaciapollenites octosporites (Cookson); Mildenhall p. 677.
1981 Acaciapollenites sp. (=Acacia octosporites Cookson); Bint pp. 286-287, fig. 33.
1999 Acaciapollenites octosporites (Cookson) Mildenhall; Macphail p. 231, pl. 12, fig. 14.
20001 Acaciapollenites octosporites (Cookson) Mildenhall; Macphail & Hill pp. 20-23, pl. 3, figs J-T.
Natural affinity: Dicotyledonae: Mimosaceae (Acacia).
NZ age range: Neogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Polyad. Alete, or with spiral or irregular colpus.
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
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).