Species
Rhizocorallites articularis Müller, 1955
Taxon description
Knaust, 2020b
Diagnosis (original). A “Rhizocorallites” that originated parallel to the bedding within the sediment, often close above the lower bedding plane, and contains of segments with almost equal length. The U-limbs often run “guided” next to each other, similar to the curved parts of helminthoids. [Translated from German]. Diagnosis (revised). Rhizocorallites with barrel-shaped segments with a length/width ratio of less than 1.
Synonymy list
1961 Petromonile benstedii (Bensted, 1862) — Casey , pp. 600
1963 Toyonereites eitaroi — Katto , pp. 27
1963 Sanyohelminthes takahashii — Katto , pp. 28
1965 ?1965 S. egawasakiensis — Katto , pp. 56
2020 Rhizocorallites articularis Müller, 1955 nom. corr. Linck,
1961 — Knaust , fig. Figures 2, 3, 4
Selection of related publications
Knaust, D. 2020. Rhizocorallites Müller, 1955 from the Triassic and Jurassic of Germany: burrow, coprolite, or cololite?. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 94, 4, 769-785. DOI:10.1007/s12542-019-00506-6
Classification
Organism group | Biota |
Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
Coprolites | |
Invertebrate coprolites | |
Family | Lumbricariidae |
Genus | Rhizocorallites |
Species | articularis |
inaequalis |
References based on distribution
- Knaust, 2020b Bad Berka Anisian