Species

Monocraterion tentaculatum Torell, 1870

Taxon description

Schlirf & Uchman, 2005

DIAGNOSIS. Funnel-shaped negative epirelief with a raised knob on the floor of the funnel; this knob is continuous with a short, vertical, centrally located tubular structure. Essentially with numerous small, horizontal, slightly curving, rarely branching, occasionally lined, tubular, full-relief structures with smooth outer surface going out from the raised knob

Synonymy list

1870 Monocraterion tentaculatum n.g. et sp. — Torell , pp. 13

1989 Monocraterion tentaculatum Torell 1870 — Orlowski , pp. 218, fig. 14:1

1990 Monocraterion tentaculatum Torell 1870 — Dam , pp. 134, fig. figs 9B,D

1997 Monocraterion tentaculatum Torell 1870 — Jensen , pp. 58, fig. 3 8 , 39A, 40A

2004 Monocraterion tentaculatum Torell 1870 — Knaust , pp. 14, fig. 6.7

Selection of related publications

Knaust, D. 2004. Cambro-Ordovician trace fossils from the SW-Norwegian Caledonides. Geological Journal 39, 1, 1-24. DOI:10.1002/gj.941

Jensen, S. 1991. The Lower Cambrian problematicum Spatangopsis costata Torell, 1870. GFF 113, 1, 86-87. DOI:10.1080/11035899109453833

Klassificering

Organism group	Biota
Ichnofossil group	Ichnofossils
	Bioturbation trace fossils
Genus	Monocraterion
Species	clintonense
	maihari
	ningxiaensis
	tentaculatum

References based on distribution

Knaust, 2004
Jensen, 1991 Lugnas Dominopol Stage