Species

Apectoichnus longissimus (Kelly et Bromley, 1984)

Taxon description

Donovan, 2018

Diagnosis. Elongate borings, commonly circular in section, smooth-sided, straight or sinuous to contorted and intertwined, with or without a calcareous lining. The boring may change direction and cause a constriction of the tube but tubes are commonly of more or less constant diameter. May be solitary or gregarious.

Discussion. For discussion of the relevance of calcareous lining to ichnotaxonomy, see Donovan (2002).

Synonyymit
2014     Teredolites longissimus — Kelly & Bromley , pp. 804, fig. text fig. 11
2018     Apectoichnus longissimus — Donovan , fig. Fig. 1a,b
2024     Apectoichnus longissimus (Kelly & Bromley, 1984) — Knaust & Schnick , pp. 11, fig. 6B
Luokittelu
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
FamilyGastrochaenolitidae
GenusApectoichnus
Specieslongissimus