Species

Irhopalia catenata (Radtke, 1991)

Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2008

Description. There is a considerable morphological variability and size range of this ichnotaxon, but all representatives show a closely substrate-parallel system of branched tunnels with prominent spherical to irregular-shaped swellings at the branching points and at the terminations of short lateral side branches (Fig. 6F-H). The galleries and swellings may be connected to the substrate by thin apophyses, which, if present, are often hidden underneath the trace.

Synonymy list
1991     Rhopalia catenata n. ichnosp. — Radtke , pp. 77, fig. 9:1-6
1992     Rhopalia catenata Radtke — Schmidt , pp. 75, fig. 7:4-5
2005     Rhopalia catenata Radtke 1991 — Radtke & Golubic
2008     Rhopalia catenata Radtke, 1991 — Wisshak et al. , pp. 37
Selection of related publications
Schmidt, H. 1992. Mikrobohrspuren ausgewählter Faziesbereiche der tethyalen und germanischen Trias (Beschreibung, Vergleich und bathymetrische Interpretation). Frankfurter geowissenschaftliche Arbeiten; A: Geologie, Paläontologie 12, 1-228.
Radtke, G. 1991. Die mikroendolithischen Spurenfossilien im Alt-Tertiär West-Europas und ihre palökologische Bedeutung. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 138, 1-185.
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
FamilyIchnoreticulinidae
GenusIrhopalia
Speciescatenata
clavigera
pinosa
References based on distribution