IGNS taxon number: 805.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma SACCITES; Subturma DISACCITES; Infraturma SULCATI.
Synonymy:
1926 Spore A.; Harris p. 79, pl. 8, fig. 9.
1933 Pollen of Pteruchus papillatus Thomas pp. 235=256, pl. 24, fig. 77.
1954 Pinus haploxylon Rudolph type; Rogalska p. 18, pl. 8, fig. 2 (only).
1956 Pinus haploxylon Rudolph type; Rogalska pp. 29-30, pl. 16, fig. 2 (only).
1958 ?Pollen of Pteruchus africanus Thomas; Couper p. 121, pl. 26, fig. 9.
1958 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper p. 150, pl. 26, figs 10-12.
1958 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Nilsson p. 83, pl. 8, fig. 1.
1959 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse pp. 316, pl. 1, figs 10, 11.
1960 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper; Couper p. 6.
1962 Pollen of Pteruchus africanus Thomas; Townrow p. 28, pl. 1, figs b, g; pl. 2, fig. h; text-figs 5b, 5c, 5e, 5f.
1962 Pollen of Pteruchus africanus Thomas; Townrow pp. 298ff., pl. 26, figs 2, 4; text-figs 10D-10G (see also pl. 26, fig. 1; text-figs 11A-11D).
1962 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock p. 62, pl. 9, figs 142-144 (pre-empted by Nilsson 1958).
1964 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Nilsson; von der Brelie p. 145, pl. 11, fig. 2.
1965 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Nilsson; McGregor p. 24, pl. 7, fig. 39.
1965 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper; Norris p. 253, figs 39, 40, 42; text-fig. 3c.
1966 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Hedlund p. 23, pl. 7, fig. 3.
1967 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Norris p. 101, pl. 14, figs 18, 19.
1968 Alisporites thomasii; Chaloner & Muir pl. 16, fig. e.
1969 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Norris p. 584, pl. 109, figs 14, 15.
1970 (?) Alisporites cf. A. thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Kimyai p. 198, pl. 3, fig. 5.
1971 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Phillips & Felix p. 448, fig. a (right); pl. 13, fig. 1.
1973 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Nilsson; Tschudy p. 14, pl. 5, figs 4, 5.
1973 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Felix & Burbridge p. 14, pl. 1, fig. 15.
1973 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Nilsson; Orbell p. 14, pl. 1, fig. 9.
1973 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Takahashi p. 14, pl. 1, fig. 17.
1975 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Nilsson; Cornet & Traverse p. 14, pl. 4, figs 4-7.
1975 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Arlang p. 133, pl. 7, figs 1, 2; pl. 8, fig. 6.
1975 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Vigran & Thusu pp. 42-45, pl. 14, fig. 9; pl. 15, figs 4, 6.
1975 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Srivastava p. 73, pl. 32, figs 5-7; pl. 33, figs 1-5.
1976 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Scott p. 592, pl. 9, fig. 5.
1978 Alisporites cf. thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Pantic & Isler pp. 460-461, pl. 2, fig. 9.
1979 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Hochuli & Kelts p. 908, pl. 2, figs 24, 25.
1980 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Barale & Courtinat p. 188, pl. 2, fig. 6.
1980 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Kedves & Herngreen pp. 498-499, pl. 5, figs 9, 10.
1980 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Kimyai p. 843, pl. 3, figs 21, 22.
1980 Alisporites cf. bilateralis Rouse; Kedves p. 365, pl. 7, figs 5, 6.
1981 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Doubinger & Mas p. 61, fig. 5k.
1981 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Achilles p. 45, pl. 12, figs 3, 4.
1981 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Srivastava p. 23, pl. 9, fig. 4.
1981 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper; Boutet p. 89, pl. 9, fig. 9.
1982 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Guo p. 119, pl. 4, fig. 16.,
1982 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Decommer p. 176, pl. 12, fig. 26.
1982 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Guy-Ohlson pp. 36-37, pl. 4, fig. 30.
1982 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Nilsson; Guy-Ohlson pp. 32-33, pl. 2, fig. 12.
1983 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Pantic & Felber p. 344, fig. 6G.
1984 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Tschudy et al. p. 13, pl. 8, fig. 2.
1984 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Achilles et al. p. 64, pl. 8, fig. 8.
1985 Alisporites sp. cf. A. bilateralis Rouse; Arguijo & Volkheimer p. 80, pl. 2, fig. 30.
1986 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Herngreen et al. p. 26, pl. 6, fig. 1.
1987 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Lima & Coelho pp. 80-81, pl. 2, fig. 31.
1987 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Nilsson; Traverse p. 1470, fig. 3c.
1988 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Volkova et al. p. 165, pl. 11, fig. 1.
1988 Alisporites cf. bilateralis Rouse; Pantic & Isler p. 224, pl. 6, fig. 3.
1989 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Burden & Hills p. 140, pl. 17, figs 4, 5.
1989 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Weiss pp. 105-106 (reviews distribution).
1989 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper; Farabee et al. p. 126, pl. 5, figs 1, 2.
1990 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper; Jiang p. 569, pl. 5, fig. 10.
1990 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Rauscher & Schmitt p. 117, pl. 6, fig. 13.
1990 Alisporites cf. thomasii Couper [sic]; Kedves p. 496, pl. 2, fig. 5.
1990 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Scott p. 592, pl. 9, fig. 5.
1991 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Burden & Langille pp. 100-101, pl. 3, fig. 4.
1992 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Kimyai pp. 40-41, pl. 5, fig. 3.
1992 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper; Liu & Sun p. 645, pl. 2, figs 4, 9.
1993 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Jameossanaie & Lindsley-Griffin pp. 18-19, pl. 4, fig. 1.
1994 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Alvarez Ramis & Doubinger p. 7, pl. 3, fig. 3.
1996 Alisporites thomasii; Koppelhus & Batten p. 793, pl. 3, fig. 9.
1996 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper; Lui et al. p. 98, pl. 3, figs 14-17.
1997 Pteruchipollenites thomathii (sic.) Couper; Shang p. 186, pl. 3, figs 1-3 (?).
1997 Alisporites cf. bilateralis Rouse; Kedves p. 11, pl. 1.1, figs 3, 4.
1997 Alisporites sp. cf. A. bilateralis Rouse; Bera & Banerjee pp. 58, 70, pl. 5, fig. 7.
2000 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Kimyai p. 204, pl. 2, fig. 2.
2000 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper; Liu p. 450, pl. 1, fig. 10; pl. 2, fig. 3.
2000 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Song et al. p. 408, pl. 114, fig. 8 (with additional synonymy).
2000 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Song et al. p. 411, pl. 115, figs 16, 17 (with additonal synonymy).
2001 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Leckie & Burden p. 59, pl. 3, figs 1, 2.
2001 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Braman p. 80, pl. 11, fig. 22.
2002 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Li & Batten p. 697, fig. 7U.
2005 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Li et al. p. 914, fig. 7A.
2006 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Jiang et al. p. 384, pl. 2, fig. 19.
2006 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Jiang et al. p. 385, pl. 4, figs 23, 24.
2006 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Huang p. 113, pl. 15, fig. 20 (with additional synonymy).
2006 Alisporites bilateralis Rouse; Bettar & Meon p. 621, pl. 4, fig. 1.
2007 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Jiang et al. p. 257, pl. 3, fig. 24.
2011 Alisporites thomasii (Couper) Pocock; Legrand et al. p. 113, fig. 13B.
2011 Pteruchipollenites thomasii Couper; Srivastava p. 165, pl. 9, figs 13, 14.
Natural affinity: Gymnospermopsida.
NZ age range: Jurassic.
Brief description: Saccate pollen. Bisaccate.
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.
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).