Illustrations:
 Vajda & Raine 2003, fig. 7Q |
 Pole & Vajda 2009, fig. 19N |
IGNS taxon number: 746.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma STEPHANOPORATES.
Synonymy:
1973 Quadraplanus brossus Stover in Stover & Partridge p. 275, pl. 27, figs 12-15.
1981 Quadraplanus brossus Stover; Raine p. 5.
1984 Quadraplanus brossus Stover; Raine p. 10.
1987 Quadraplanus brossus; Helby et al. p. 59, figs 36M, 36N.
1989 Quadraplanus brossus Stover; Browne & MacKinnon text-figs 11-13, pl. 1, fig. 2.
1992 Quadraplanus brossus Stover; Alley & Clarke p. 118, figs 5C, 5D.
2003 Quadraplanus brossus Stover; Vajda & Raine p. 263, fig. 7Q.
2009 Quadraplanus brossus Stover in Stover & Partridge; Pole & Vajda p. 934, fig. 19N.
Natural affinity: Dicotyledonae.
NZ age range: Cretaceous.
Brief description: Pollen. Planar (trigonal) tetrad. Stephanoporate.
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).