Species

Phrixichnus phrix Bromley et Asgaard, 1993

Type specimen data

holotype: Geological Museum, Copenhagen ; MGUH 20739; Ladiko; Pliocene

Reference:

Bromley, R. G., Asgaard, U. 1993. Two bioerosion ichnofacies produced by early and late burial associated with sea-level change. pp. 276-280. DOI:10.1007/BF00191833

Taxon description

Bromley & Asgaard, 1993b

Diagnosis: Large, bilaterally symmetrical, pouchshaped boring having a rectangular/oval cross-section. Two gently concave or flat areas of wall, which meet along one edge of the boring, have a strong ornament of arcuate, concentric grooves. The remaining part of the wall and the distal end are smooth and concave.

Synonymy list

1993 Phrixichnus phrix isp. nov. — Bromley & Asgaard , pp. 96, fig. 6B, F, 7, 8,16

Selection of related publications

Bromley, R. G., Asgaard, U. 1993. Endolithic community replacement on a Pliocene rocky coast. Ichnos 2, 2, 93-116. DOI:10.1080/10420949309380081

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Ichnofossil group	Ichnofossils
	Bioerosional trace fossils
Family	Gastrochaenolitidae
Genus	Phrixichnus
Species	phrix

References based on distribution

Bromley & Asgaard, 1993b Ladiko Pliocene