Family

Centrichnidae Wisshak, Knaust et Bertling, 2019

Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Diagnosis: Single to multiple, roughly circular depressions on the surface of hard substrates, shallower than wide, with individual grooves often arranged concentrically or excentrically.

Ethological category: Fixichnia (attachment traces).

Selection of related publications
Wisshak, M., Neumann, C., Sanna, G., Nielsen, K., Milàn, J. 2023. Suspected foraminiferan parasitism on a Late Cretaceous echinoid host recorded by the new attachment trace fossil Solichnus aestheticus. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 68, 1, 13-22. DOI:10.4202/app.01028.2022
Vinn, O., Wilson, M. A., Toom, U. 2015. Bioerosion of Inorganic Hard Substrates in the Ordovician of Estonia (Baltica). PLOS ONE 10, 7, e0134279. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134279
Vinn, O., Wilson, M. A., Ausich, W., Toom, U. 2015. Tremichnus in crinoid pluricolumnals from the Silurian of western Estonia (Baltica). Carnets de Géologie 15, 17, 239-243. DOI:10.4267/2042/57951
Bromley, R. G., Martinell, J. 1991. Centrichnus, new ichnogenus for centrically patterned attachment scars on skeletal substrates. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 38, 2, 243-252. DOI:10.37570/bgsd-1990-38-21
Rozhnov, S. V. 1989. New data about rhipidocystids (Eocrinoidea). Fossil and Recent Echinoderm researches, pp. 38-57. Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR Institute of Geology.
Franzén, C. 1974. Epizoans on Silurian-Devonian crinoids. Lethaia 7, 4, 287–301. DOI:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1974.tb00905.x
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Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
Bite marks
FamilyBelichnidae
Centrichnidae
GenusAugoichnus
Centrichnus
Lacrimichnus
Ophthalmichnus
Solealites
Solichnus
Tremichnus
FamilyCircolitidae
Dendrinidae
Entobiaidae
Gastrochaenolitidae
Gnathichnidae
Ichnoreticulinidae
Machichnidae
Oichnidae
Osteichnidae
Planobolidae
Podichnidae
Renichnidae
Rogerellidae
Saccomorphidae
Talpinidae
Trypanitidae
GenusAmphifaoichnus
Anellusichnus
Archaeomycelites
Asteriastoma
Balticapunctum
Bascomella
Bothrioichnus
Brachyzapfes
Calciroda
Chaetophorites
Cicatricula
Clionites
Clionoida
Clionoides
Conchifora
Conchotrema
Curvichnus
Cylindricavus
Cylindrocavites
Dekosichnus
Dendrorete
Diorygma
Endoconchia
Fascichnus
Fasciculus
Feldmannius
Flagrichnus
Foraripora
Fossichnus
Gaspeichnus
Glirotremmorpha
Globodendrina
Granarborus
Graysonia
Haguenowia
Haimeina
Heckerina
Hemicanalis
Heterodontichnites
Hyellomorpha
Ichnogutta
Ichnotorula
Immergentia
Iramena
Karethraichnus
Klemmatoica
Lazaichnus
Leptichnus
Mandibulichnus
Martesites
Megascolytinus
Microptychoites
Moniopterus
Munitusichnus
Mycelites
Mycobystrovia
Myzostomites
Nygmites
Olkenbachia
Orbignyopora
Orthogonum
Osedacoides
Ostreoblabe
Palaeoconchocelis
Palaeopede
Paleoipidus
Paleolithophaga
Paleolithopholas
Patellichnus
Pectichnus
Pennatichnus
Pinaceocladichnus
Platydendrina
Polydorichnus
Radiarites
Ramodendrina
Ramosulcichnus
Repentella
Reticulina
Roderosignus
Ropalonaria
Santichnus
Scolecia
Scolytolarvariumichnus
Sedilichnus
Semidendrina
Seminolithes
Simonizapfes
Spathipora
Specus
Spiracavites
Stellichnus
Stichus
Sulcolithos
Tarrichnium
Terebripora
Tombownichnus
Topsentopsis
Uniglobites
Vermiforichnus
Xylokrypta
Zapfella
SpeciesPalaeoperone