Species
Teichichnus ovillus Legg, 1985
Current taxon already exists. See initial taxon Teichichnus rectus
Taxon ID: 15464
Fossil group: Ichnofossils
Belongs to: Teichichnus
Other version of taxon: Teichichnus rectus
Type specimen data
holotype: Institute of Geological Sciences, London ; IGS/FOR 4147; Middle Cambrian (old nomenclature) , Oville sandstones and Shales, Cantabrian Mountains, North Spain
Reference:
Legg, I. C. 1985. Trace fossils from a Middle Cambrian deltaic sequence, north Spain. Biogenic structures: their use in interpreting depositional environments, pp. 151-165. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists. DOI:10.2110/pec.85.35.0151
Taxon description
Jensen, 1997
Description. - Straight to gently curved stacked guttershaped laminae forming low wall-like structures.
Legg, 1985
Diagnosis. Vertical wall like structures straight to slightly sinuous unbranched with protrusive or retrusive spreite.
Description. The specimens are vertical straight to slightly sinuous unbranched and wall like. They are 2.4 to 4.0 crn wide and 2.0 to 5.8 cm deep and collected specimens are up to 23 cm long although material examined in the field was up to 80 crn long. Internal spreite are reflected in laminations where they meet the outside wall. Spreite are both protrusive and retrusive.
Synonymy list
1965 Large teichichnian burrows — Martinson , fig. 21-23
1985 Teichichnus ovillus n. ichnosp. — Legg , pp. 161, fig. 4A
1997 Teichichnus ovillus Legg, 1985 — Jensen , pp. 90, fig. 61
2018 Teichichnus rectus — Knaust
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Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
| Bioturbation trace fossils | |
| Genus | Teichichnus |
| Species | duplex |
| multilineatus | |
| multiplex | |
| ovillus | |
| palmatus | |
| patens | |
| rectus | |
| sigmoidalis | |
| zigzag |