Species

Ophiomorpha irregulaire Frey, Howard et Pryor, 1978

Taxon description

Howard & Frey, 1984

Diagnosis Burrow walls consisting predominantly of sparse, irregularly distributed, ovoid to mastoid or conical pellets or pelletal masses. Description Sinuous, sparsely branched, horizontal burrows or burrow mazes predominate. In most horizontal specimens, knobs are well developed only on the top and sides of the structure. Short, vertical, cylindrical shafts have been observed locally; among these, all sides are equally pelleted. Horizontal segments are oval in cross section, 2-5 cm wide, and 1-2 cm high.

Synonymy list
1984     Ophiomorpha irregulaire Frey, Howard and Pryor, 1978 — Howard & Frey , pp. 205, fig. 11C
2013     Ophiomorpha irregulaire Frey, Howard and Pryor, 1978 — Rajkonwar et al. , pp. 27, fig. 3g&h
2018     Ophiomorpha irregulaire Frey et al., 1978 — Fürsich et al. , pp. 21, fig. Fig. 7E,F
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioturbation trace fossils
GenusOphiomorpha
Speciesannulata
irregulaire
nodosa
rectus
rudis