Genus

Phrixichnus Bromley et Asgaard, 1993

Taxon description

Bromley & Asgaard, 1993b

Diagnosis: Large, bilaterally symmetrical, pouchshaped boring having a rectangular/oval cross-section. Two gently concave or flat areas of wall, which meet along one edge of the boring, have a strong ornament of arcuate, concentric grooves. The remaining part of the wall and the distal end are smooth and concave.

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Macroboring; substrate calcareous; tracemaker invertebrate

Buatois et al., 2017

Category of architectural design: 2.66. Clavate-shaped borings.

Knaust, 2012a

Unbranched, clavate.

Selection of related publications
Bromley, R. G., Asgaard, U. 1993. Endolithic community replacement on a Pliocene rocky coast. Ichnos 2, 2, 93-116. DOI:10.1080/10420949309380081