Species

Cavernula coccidia Glaub, 1994

Type specimen data

holotype: Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany ; Bo 13/91; Berrias; Barremian

Reference:

Glaub, I. 1994. Mikrobohrspuren in ausgewählten Ablagerungsräumen des europäischen Jura und der Unterkreide (Klassifikation und Palökologie). pp. 1-324.

Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2008

Description. This small (5-8 µm; much smaller than Planobola macrogota) and common trace fossil is characterised by globular coccoidal cavities directly fused with the substrate (Fig. 6B) or connected to the latter by a thick stalk (Fig. 6A). The cavities are found either solitary or associated in often large numbers, without interconnecting galleries (Fig. 6B).

Synonymy list

1994 Cavernula coccidia nov. isp. — Glaub , pp. 75-77, fig. 1:5, 6

2008 Cavernula coccidia Glaub, 1994 — Wisshak, Seuß & Nützel , pp. 35

2019 Cavernula coccidia Glaub, 1994 — Seuss & Nützel , pp. 7

Selection of related publications

Wisshak, M., Seuß, M., Nützel, A. 2008. Evolutionary implications of an exceptionally preserved Carboniferous microboring assemblage in the Buckhorn Asphalt lagerstätte (Oklahoma, USA). Current Developments in Bioerosion, pp. 21-54. Springer. DOI:10.1007/978-3-540-77598-0_2

Glaub, I. 1994. Mikrobohrspuren in ausgewählten Ablagerungsräumen des europäischen Jura und der Unterkreide (Klassifikation und Palökologie). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 174, 1-324.

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Ichnofossil group	Ichnofossils
	Bioerosional trace fossils
Family	Planobolidae
Genus	Cavernula
Species	coccidia
	pediculata
	zancobola

References based on distribution

Wisshak et al., 2008 Buckhorn Asphalt quarry Moscovian
Glaub, 1994 Berrias Barremian