Species
Oikobesalon liljevalli (Brood, 1980)
Taxon description
Brood, 1980c
Diagnosis. Tube large, vesiculose proximally, where it is commonly curved. The exterior bears numerous transverse wrinkles.
Description. The tube is brown or brownishblack, approximately 10 cm long and 1 cm wide, and is of almost uniform thickness throughout its length. Tube wall approximately 1 mm thick. Transverse section circular in well preserved specimens. The tube is curved proximally. Interior surface smooth but the exterior bears numerous transverse wrinkles. The basal part of the tube contains large vesicles.
Synonymy list
1980 Keilorites liljevalli n. sp. — Brood , pp. 279, fig. 1B-E, 2, 3
1998 Oikobesalon liljevalli (Brood, 1980) — Thomas & Smith , pp. 318
Selection of related publications
Brood, K. 1980. Two species of Keilorites from the Silurian of Gotland. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 60, 161-174.
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Classification
Organism group | Biota |
Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
Soft-sediment trace fossils | |
Genus | Oikobesalon |
Species | coricaceum |
erraticum | |
liljevalli | |
squamosus |
References based on distribution
- Brood, 1980c Vattenfallet, Visby, Gotland Wenlock
- Brood, 1980c Klintehamn, Gotland