Genus

Apectoichnus Donovan, 2018

Taxon description

Melnyk et al., 2020 (for 2021)

Emended diagnosis.—Elongate borings in xylic substrata and associated resins, nearly circular in cross section, with an approximately constant diameter. Borings are straight to sinuous or contorted and intertwined and predominantly occur parallel to the fibers of xylic substrata (modified from Donovan, 2018; Mayoral et al., 2020).

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Macroboring; substrate xylic; tracemaker invertebrate

Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
FamilyGastrochaenolitidae
GenusApectoichnus
Specieslignummasticans
longissimus
GenusClavichnus
Gastrochaenolites
Palaeosabella
Phrixichnus
Teredolites