Illustrations:
 Couper 1960, pl. 12, fig. 17 (holotype) |
 Couper 1960, pl. 12, fig. 18 |
 Mildenhall 1994 pl. 12, fig. 13 |
 Mildenhall 1994 pl. 12, fig. 14 |
IGNS taxon number: 865.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma MONOSULCATES.
Synonymy:
1960 Monosulcites granulatus Couper, p. 69, pl. 12, figs 17-18.
1969 Couperipollis granulatus (Couper) Venkatachala & Kar p. 161.
non 1972 ?Monosulcites cf. granulatus Couper; Freile, p. 49, pl. 2, figs 9-10.
1994 "Monosulcites" granulatus Couper; Mildenhall, p. 84, pl. 12, figs 13-14 (see discussion on status of Couperipollis Venkatachala & Kar).
non 2007 Monosulcites granulatus Zhang; Li & Batten p. 337, figs 4G, 4H.
Note: Nomen dubium - the morphology of this taxon requires re-study.
NZ age range: Paleogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Monocolpate/monosulcate.
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).