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
2008 Rhopalia catenata Radtke, 1991 — Wisshak et al. , pp. 37
Classification
Organism group | Biota |
Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
Bioerosional trace fossils | |
Family | Ichnoreticulinidae |
Genus | Irhopalia |
Species | catenata |
clavigera | |
pinosa |