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 group | Biota |
Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
Bioturbation trace fossils | |
Genus | Ophiomorpha |
Species | annulata |
irregulaire | |
nodosa | |
rectus | |
rudis |