Genus
Phrixichnus Bromley et Asgaard, 1993
Taxon description
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.
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.
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
Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
| Bioerosional trace fossils | |
| Family | Gastrochaenolitidae |
| Genus | Apectoichnus |
| Clavichnus | |
| Gastrochaenolites | |
| Palaeosabella | |
| Phrixichnus | |
| Species | phrix |
| Genus | Teredolites |
References based on distribution
- Bromley & Asgaard, 1993b Pliocene