Species
Oichnus coronatus Nielsen et Nielsen, 2001
Taxon description
Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001
Diagnosis Oichnus having a simple cylindrical or subcylindrical form, oriented more or less perpendicular to the substrate surface. The external opening is surrounded immediately by a halo having a granular texture.
Description. Diameter of the holes ranges from 12 to 25 urn. Within the same specimen of O. coronatus isp. nov., the halo may range from 2 to 24 urn in width. O. coronatus isp. nov. has been observed in benthic foraminiferans.
Synonymy list
2001 Oichnus coronatus isp. nov — Nielsen & Nielsen , pp. 104, fig. 1E-G, 5
Classification
Organism group | Biota |
Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
Bioerosional trace fossils | |
Family | Oichnidae |
Genus | Oichnus |
Species | asperus |
coronatus | |
gradatus | |
ovalis | |
paraboloides | |
simplex | |
solus | |
taddei |