Illustrations:
 Pocknall 1985, fig. 13 |
 Pocknall 1985, fig. 14a |
 Pocknall 1985, fig. 14b |
 Pocknall 1985, fig. 15 |
 Pocknall 1985, fig. 16 |
IGNS taxon number: 502.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma TRICOLPATES.
Synonymy:
1974 Tricolpites sp. 1; Harris p. 513, pl. 2, figs 17, 18
1974 Tricolpites sp. 2; Harris p. 515, pl. 3, fig. 3.
1977 Tricolpites discus Harris in Kemp & Harris p. 33, pl. 5, figs 9-15.
1985 Tricolpites discus Harris; Pocknall pp. 334, 336, 340, figs 13-16.
1985 Tricolpites sp. cf. T. discus Harris; Wood p. 4, fig. 6.4.
1988 Tricolpites discus Harris in Kemo & Harris; Milne pp. 294-295, fig. 5Q.
1989 Tricolpites discus Harris; Mildenhall & Pocknall p. 27.
1993 Tricolpites discus Harris; Alley & Beecroft pp. 280-281, fig. 5D.
Natural affinity: Dicotyledonae.
NZ age range: Paleogene to Neogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Tricolpate.
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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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).