Genus
Platydendrina Vogel, Golubic et Brett, 1987
Current taxon already exists. See initial taxon Clionolithes
Taxon ID: 16346
Fossil group: Bioerosional trace fossils
Belongs to: Bioerosional trace fossils
Other version of taxon: Clionolithes
Baltoscandian species (in database):
Taxon description
Buatois et al., 2017
Category of architectural design: 2.75. Dendritic and rosetted borings.
Knaust, 2012a
Branched, rosetted.
Vogel et al., 1987
Diagnosis.- Prostrate rosette-shaped system spreading parallel to, and immediately beneath, the substrate surface, with a large flat central area. Dorsal surfaces are smooth, whereas the ventral surfaces are beset by spiny outgrowths that connect to the substrate surface.
Classification