Equisetites spatulatus Zeiller, 1895 is only found in Late Carboniferous deposits in France. The uninervous leaves with spatulate shaped tip forming a sheath are the only characters used to define this species. We consider the isolated incomplete, leaf sheath with rarely preserved spatulate shaped tips on which the diagnosis is based, a too poor argument to maintain E. spatulatus as a valid species. New samples and two syntypes were examined and allowed to provide a new description and illustrations. Nevertheless, at the present time, the peculiar leaves cannot be attributed with great certainty to any other Equisetophyta nor to other group. Damages due to taphonomy may explain the different forms of leaves on the specimens. The validity of other Carboniferous Equisetites can also be discussed on the base of the same assumptions.

1895年的Equisetites spatulatus Zeiller仅在法国晚石炭纪矿床中发现。唯一的具有圆锥形叶尖的尖端形成鞘，这是用来定义该物种的唯一特征。我们认为诊断所依据的孤立的不完整的叶鞘具有很少保存的呈扇形的尖端，这是维持E的一个太差的论点。 刮刀为有效种。检查了新样品和两个同型物，并提供了新的描述和说明。然而，目前，不能将确定的叶子归因于任何其他木贼科或其他群体。通透性造成的损害可能解释了标本上叶片的不同形式。其他石炭纪的有效性Equisetites也可以在相同的假设的基础上进行讨论。