Genus
Santichnus Verde, Castillo, Martín-González et Cruzado-Caballero, 2022
Taxon description
Verde et al., 2022a
Diagnosis: Bioerosion structure that develops on the surface of hard calcareous substrates as a canal semicircular in cross-section that follows a logarithmic spiral path up to three whorls, in which the width of the canal varies gradually following the logarithmic spiral proportions.
Remarks: Santichnus can be easily distinguished from Spirolites Uchman et al. (2018), another anchoring spiral trace fossil produced by vermetid gastropods. Santichnus has a distinguishable discrete canal along its spiral path and lacks the perpendicular annulations in contrast to Spirolites Uchman.
Aiheeseen liittyvät julkaisut
Verde, M., Castillo, C., Martín-González, E., Cruzado-Caballero, P., Mayoral, E., Santos, A. 2022. A new miocene–pliocene ichnotaxon for vermetid anchoring bioerosion structures. Frontiers in Earth Science 10, 10:906493. DOI:10.3389/feart.2022.906493
Luokittelu
Levinneisyys ja viitteet
- Verde et al., 2022a Cenomanian