Species

Entobia convoluta Edinger et Risk, 1994

Type specimen data
holotype: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario ; BR-13; Brizas del Caribe; Miocene , Ponce Formation
Reference:
Edinger, E. N., Risk, M. J. 1994. Oligocene-Miocene Extinction and Geographic Restriction of Caribbean Corals: Roles of Turbidity, Temperature, and Nutrients. pp. 576. DOI:10.2307/3515129
Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Type macroboring, substrate calcareous, tracemaker invertebrate.

Edinger & Risk, 1994

 Diagnosis: Unicamerate to occasionally bi- or tri-camerate entobian with large irregular chambers, often exceeding 15 mm in diameter. Apertures large, generally not more than 2-3 (Figs. 6, 9). Most com- mon in scleractinian corals, but occasionally found in oysters. Description of fossil material: Infilled boreholes in Miocene corals Psammocora trinitatis, Montastraea limbata, and Porites trinitatis. Also occurs in a variety of Oligocene corals. Description of recent material: Modern borings matching E. convoluta are made by Cliona laticavicola. Large, complex unicamerate to bi-camerate galleries with large apertures, bright orange tissue. C. laticavicola is common in Caribbean massive and branching corals.

Synonymy list
1994     Entobia convoluta n. isp. — Edinger & Risk , pp. 598, fig. 13
2019     Entobia convoluta Edinger & Risk, 1994 — Wisshak, Knaust & Bertling , pp. 10
Selection of related publications
Edinger, E. N., Risk, M. J. 1994. Oligocene-Miocene Extinction and Geographic Restriction of Caribbean Corals: Roles of Turbidity, Temperature, and Nutrients. Palaios 9, 6, 576. DOI:10.2307/3515129