Species
Beaconites capronus (Howard et Frey, 1984)
Taxon description
Boyd & McIlroy, 2017
Emended diagnosis.: Predominantly horizontal to subhorizontal, straight to sinuous, lined cylindrical burrows with chevron-shaped meniscate backfill. Typically does not self-cross and does not display true branching, but occasionally exhibits secondary successive branching. Rare vertical pipes with identical lining and meniscate fill may be present.
Synonymy list
1984 Ancorichnus capronus — Howard & Frey , pp. 201 , fig. 2, 3A, B
1985 Ancorichnus capronus Howard & Frey, 1982 — Frey & Howard , pp. 373 , fig. 5.6, 5.8; 16.3(d)
2004 Beaconites capronus (Howard et Frey, 1984) — Knaust , pp. 9 , fig. 5.2
2017 Beaconites capronus (Howard et Frey, 1984) — Boyd & McIlroy , pp. 255
Selection of related publications
Knaust, D. 2004. Cambro-Ordovician trace fossils from the SW-Norwegian Caledonides. Geological Journal 39, 1, 1-24. DOI:10.1002/gj.941
Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
| Soft-sediment trace fossils | |
| Genus | Beaconites |
| Species | antarcticus |
| capronus | |
| coronus | |
| filiformis |
References based on distribution