Species
Nihilichnus covichi Rasser, Vallon et Salvador, 2016
Taxon description
Rasser et al., 2016
Diagnosis: Solitary to rarely paired Nihilichnus with mainly ellipsoidal to sometimes circular outline. The hole margin is straight and perpendicular to the inner and outer surfaces. Very few small scratches may be present on the shell surface in close vicinity to the holes.
Synonymy list
2016 Nihilichnus covichi n. isp. — Rasser et al. , pp. 223, fig. Fig. 2
Classification
Organism group | Biota |
Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
Bioerosional trace fossils | |
Family | Machichnidae |
Genus | Nihilichnus |
Species | covichi |
nihilicus | |
sulcatus |