Species
Curvichnus pediformis Blisset et Pickerill, 2007
Taxon description
Blissett & Pickerill, 2007
Diagnosis– Biogenic cavity characterized by an irregular, semielliptical outline that lies parallel to the surface of the substrate. The margin may or may not be crenulated; where crenulation is absent it may be smooth or may possess a raised rim. The outer margin may or may not overhang the cavity. The cavity does not totally penetrate the substrate, but ends in a relatively shallow depression.
Synonymy list
2007 Curvichnus pediformis isp. n. — Blisset & Pickerill , pp. 81, fig. 1:1-6
Selection of related publications
Blissett, D. J., Pickerill, R. K. 2007. Systematic ichnology of microborings from the Cenozoic White Limestone Group, Jamaica, West Indies. Scripta Geologica 134, 77-108.
Classification
Organism group | Biota |
Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
Bioerosional trace fossils | |
Genus | Curvichnus |
Species | pediformis |
semorbis |
References based on distribution
- Blissett & Pickerill, 2007 Riverhead old bauxite quarry Eocene