Species

Parahaentzschelinia ardelia Chamberlain, 1971

Taxon description

Chamberlain, 1971

Description.-Full relief and epirelief structure of endogenic burrow. Numerous small, irregular, mud and sand filled tubes radiating vertically and obliquely upward to sediment surface. Galleries 1.5 mm wide, penetrate 15 to 20 mm into sand. Surface patterns 15 to 60 mm across. Apex of inverted conical structure with a narrow lateral (?) gallery. Conical depression left on upper surface of some sandstone beds where mud filled tubes have been extensively developed.

Synonymy list
1971     Parahaentzschelinia ardelia n. ichnogen and sp. — Chamberlain , pp. 236, fig. 32:7; Text-fig. 7A-C
1979     Rosselia rotatus — McCarthy
1998     Parahaentzschelinia ardelia Chamberlain, 1971 — Gluszek , pp. 535, fig. Fig. 11C
1998     Parahaentzschelinia egesheimense — Schweigert
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioturbation trace fossils
FamilySiphonichnidae
GenusParahaentzschelinia
Speciesardelia
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