Genus

Gnathichnus Bromley, 1975

Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Grazing; substrate calcareous; tracemaker invertebrate

Buatois et al., 2017

Category of architectural design: 2.79. Groove bioerosion traces.

Knaust, 2012a

Unbranched, stellate.

Bromley, 1975b

Diagnosis. Biogenic sculpture consisting of grooves, pits and scratches on hard substrates.

Aiheeseen liittyvät julkaisut
Toom, U., Vinn, O., Hints, O. 2019. Ordovician and Silurian ichnofossils from carbonate facies in Estonia: A collection-based review. Palaeoworld 28, 1-2, 123-144. DOI:10.1016/j.palwor.2018.07.001
Breton, G., Néraudeau, D., Cuenca-Boulat, C. 1992. Gnathichnus stellarum ichnosp. nov., trace de broutage d’un echinide du Campanien des Charentes (France). Revue de Paleobiologie 11, 1, 219-229.
Bromley, R. G. 1975. Comparative analysis of fossil and recent echinoid bioerosion. Palaeontology 18, 4, 725-739.
List of species
1. Gnathichnus pentax Bromley, 1975 | Upper TriassicRecent
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Luokittelu
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
FamilyGnathichnidae
GenusGnathichnus
Speciespentax
stellarum
GenusRadulichnus