Species

Lapispecus hastatus Wisshak, Titschack, Kahl et Girod, 2017

Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2017b

Diagnosis: Circular to oval single entrance leading to a cylindrical tunnel that runs closely parallel below the substrate surface and is connected to the latter by a thin, intermittent vane that appears on the surface as a dotted to dashed line of minute openings. The diameter of the main tunnel gradually decreases from proximal to distal, and the keyhole-shaped cross section (where the vane is present) becomes more slender, before ending in a lance-shaped termination. Where the tunnel hits itself or an obstacle, a blind termination is developed and a new branch emerges under an acute angle, circumnavigating the obstacle by delving deeper into the substrate for a short distance.

Synonymy list
2017     Lapispecus hastatus isp. n. — Wisshak et al. , pp. 186, fig. 7-9
Selection of related publications
Wisshak, M., Titschak, J., Kahl, W.-A., Girod, P. 2017. Classical and new bioerosion trace fossils in Cretaceous belemnite guards characterised via micro-CT. Fossil Record 20, 2, 173-199. DOI:10.5194/fr-20-173-2017
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
FamilyTalpinidae
GenusLapispecus
Speciescuniculus
hastatus
References based on distribution