Species

Skolithos verticalis (Hall, 1843)

Taxon description

Fernández & Pazos, 2012

Diagnosis. Burrows cylindrical to prismatic (when in contact), straight to curved, vertical to inclined. Diameter 1–4 mm; length 2–15 cm. Burrow wall smooth, rarely corrugated (from Alpert, 1974).

Synonymy list
1974     Skolithos verticalis (Hall, 1843) — Alpert , pp. 663
1998     Skolithos verticalis (Hall, 1843) — Stanley & Pickerill , pp. 28, fig. 13:2
2003     Skolithos verticalis (Hall, 1843) — Kim & Pickerill , pp. 50, fig. 5D,E
2012     Skolithos verticalis (Hall, 1843) — Fernándes & Pazos , pp. 516, fig. 5.7
2020     Skolithos verticalis Hall, 1843 — Ding et al. , pp. 83, fig. 5c-e
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioturbation trace fossils
GenusSkolithos
Speciesannulatus
bulbus
ingens
linearis
magnus
rotundus
verticalis