Illustrations:
 Couper 1953, pl. 8, fig. 123 (holotype). |
 Couper 1953, pl. 8, fig. 124 (paratype). |
 Couper 1960, pl. 10, fig. 3 |
 Couper 1960, pl. 10, fig. 4 |
 Couper 1960, pl. 10, fig. 5 (holotype) |
IGNS taxon number: 539.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma STEPHANOCOLPATES.
Synonymy:
1953 Polycolpites clavatus Couper p. 63, pl. 8, figs 123, 124.
1960 Polycolpites clavatus Couper; Couper p. 63, pl. 10, figs 3-5.
1967 Polycolpopollenites clavatus (Couper) Nakoman p. 33 (invalid genus).
1982 Polycolpites clavatus Couper; Saxena p. 296, pl., 1, fig. 5, 6 (drawing of Couper 1953).
1989 Polycolpites clavatus; Browne & MacKinnon tex-figs 9, 12.
Natural affinity: Dicotyledonae.
NZ age range: Cretaceous.
Brief description: Pollen. Stephanocolpate.
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).