Species

Belichnus monos Pether, 1995

Type specimen data
holotype: South African Museum ; SAM-PQ-2619; Orange Shelf, off Kleinsee; Quaternary
Reference:
Pether, J. 1995. Belichnus new ichnogenus, a ballistic trace on mollusc shells from the Holocene of the Benguela region, South Africa. pp. 171-181. DOI:10.1017/S0022336000027013
Taxon description

Pether, 1995

Diagnosis.—As for the ichnogenus, but expressly confined to single holes completely penetrating substrata. The maximum diameter of the spall on the opposite surface is generally 2-4 times that of the hole at the impact point, but may be larger.

Synonymy list
1995     Belichnus monos n. ichnosp. — Pether , pp. 180, fig. 2.1-2.6
1995     Belichnus dusos n. ichnosp. — Pether , pp. 180-181, fig. 5.8; 5.9
2010     Belichnus dusos Pether, 1995 — Keupp et al. , fig. 4E
2013     Belichnus monos Pether, 1995 — Cadée & de Wolf , pp. 15-18, fig. 2, 3, 5
2024     Belichnus monos Pether, 1995 — Knaust & Schnick , pp. 11, fig. 6C
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
FamilyBelichnidae
GenusBelichnus
Speciesdusos
monos