IGNS taxon number: 43.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AZONATI; Infraturma LAEVIGATI.
Synonymy:
1963 Biretisporites spectabilis Dettmann pp. 26-27, pl. 2, figs 3-8.
1976 Biretisporites spectabilis Dettmann.; Norvick & Burger pp. 116-117, pl. 18. figs 1,2.
1980 Biretisporites spectabilis Dettmann.; Burger p. 50, pl. 3, figs 1-3, 4 (cf.) 5.
1988 Biretisporites spectabilis Dettmann.; Alley p. 192, fig. 4H.
1988 Biretisporites spectabilis; Pocknall & Lindqvist p. 92.
1996 Biretisporites spectabilis Dettmann.; Duane p. 262, pl. 9, fig. 6.
1997 Biretisporites spectabilis Dettmann.; Vijaya p. 844, fig. 5.16.
(?) 1999 Biretisporites cf. spectabilis Dettmann; Song et al. p. 5, pl. 4, fig. 39 (with additional synonymy).
2007 Biretirsporites spectabilis Dettmann; Said et al. p. 24, fig. 2.4-2.7.
Natural affinity: Filicopsida.
NZ age range: Cretaceous.
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).