Species

Ilmenichnus devonicus (Hecker, 1930)

Taxon ID: 15704
Fossil group: Ichnofossils
Belongs to: Ilmenichnus
Other version of taxon: Rhizocorallium commune
Taxon description

Fernández & Pazos, 2012

Diagnosis. Ilmenichnus with straight to sinuous or planispiral spreite-lamina without pustules (emended by Schlirf,2011).

Schlirf, 2005

Emended diagnosis: Unlined, horizontal, straight to sinuous or plan spiral, unilobed U-shaped spreite structures, with protrusive U-spreite and subordinate retrusive limb-spreite; ratio of limb to limb-spreite < 1 to 2. Exterior smooth, or with longitudinal to transverse grooves and ridges. Burrow fill massive or with a low to high ovoid pellet content.

Synonymy list
1904     Myelophycus curvatum n.g. n. sp — Ulrich , pp. 145, fig. 13:2
1930     Rhizocorallium devonicum nov. sp. — Hecker , pp. 156, fig. 16:1-2
2011     Ilmenichnus devonicus (Hecker, 1930) — Schlirf , pp. 42, fig. 2, 4
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
GenusIlmenichnus
Speciesatherus
devonicus
multilobatus