Illustrations:
 McIntyre 1968, fig. 62 |
 McIntyre 1968, fig. 63 (holotype) |
 Pocknall & Mildenhall 1984 pl. 24, fig. 5 |
 Pocknall & Mildenhall 1984 pl. 24, fig. 6a |
 Pocknall & Mildenhall 1984 pl. 24, fig. 6b |
IGNS taxon number: 708.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma TRIPORATES.
Synonymy:
1968 Proteacidites spiniferus McIntyre p. 195, pl. 5, figs 62, 63.
1974 Cranwellipollis spiniferus (McIntyre) Martin & Harris p. 111.
1982 Proteacidites spiniferus McIntyre; Pocknall p. 18.
1984 Proteacidites spiniferus McIntyre; Pocknall & Mildenhall p. 44, pl. 24, figs 5, 6.
1984 Proteacidites spiniferus McIntyre; Raine p. 11.
1989 Proteacidites spiniferus McIntyre; Mildenhall & Pocknall pp. 28, 57.
1989 ?Proteacidites spiniferus McIntyre; Mildenhall p. 122, pl. 2, figs 8, 9.
1990 Proteacidites spiniferus; Pocknall p. 150.
2009 cf. Cranwellia spiniferus (McIntyre) Martin & Harris; Truswell & Macphail p. 95, figs 236, 237.
Natural affinity: Dicotyledonae: Proteaceae (cf. Embothrium).
NZ age range: Paleogene to Neogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Triporate.
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).