Species
Petroxestes altera Jagt, Neumann et Donovan, 2009
Taxon description
Jagt et al., 2009
Diagnosis. Shallow, elongate boring in calcitic substrate, with narrowly rounded ends; sides parallel, chipped and slightly convex in plan view; rounded bottom in transverse section; length equalling more than three times the maximum width; ornament of irregular shallow grooves, overprinted by much smaller scratches with no preferred orientation.
Synonymy list
2009 Petroxestes altera nov. isp. — Jagt et al. , pp. 138, fig. Pl. 1
Classification
Organism group | Biota |
Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
Bioerosional trace fossils | |
Family | Rogerellidae |
Genus | Petroxestes |
Species | altera |
pera |