Genus

Lapispecus Voight, 1970

Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Macroboring; substrate calcareous; tracemaker invertebrate

Buatois et al., 2017

Category of architectural design: 2.61. Winding borings.

Knaust, 2012a

Unbranched, winding.

Wisshak et al., 2017b

Emended diagnosis: Long, cylindrical tunnels in lithic calcareous substrates, penetrating the substrate either twinelike in narrow windings or in wider ribbons, depending on available space. Occasionally a vane is developed between the concave side of the tunnels, whereas, more commonly, a narrow and distinct vane runs along most parts of the tunnel, connecting it to the substrate surface.

Bromley, 2004a

Ichnogenus Lapispecus is a winding, cylindrical boring. It differs from Trypanites in having a short, lateral vane extending along it locally,especially on the inside of curves (Voigt 1970, 1971; Bromley 1972).

Aiheeseen liittyvät julkaisut
Wisshak, M., Titschak, J., Kahl, W.-A., Girod, P. 2017. Classical and new bioerosion trace fossils in Cretaceous belemnite guards characterised via micro-CT. Fossil Record 20, 2, 173-199. DOI:10.5194/fr-20-173-2017