Species

Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858

Taxon description

Chen, Z.-Q. et al., 2012

Description. Sinusoidal, unbranched, unlined burrows are preserved in positiverelief (Fig. 9F). Burrow is 2 mm in diameter and consistent in width through the entire length observed. Wavelength is about 10 mm, and amplitude of the wave ranges from 2 mm to 3 mm.

de Gibert & Ekdale, 2002

Tracemaker. Cochlichnus has been interpreted as a locomotion or grazing trace (Buatois et al., 1997). It has been traditionally suggested that the most likely producers of this trace are nematode worms (Moussa, 1970), although Gluszek (1995) proposed a longer list of potential tracemakers, including also annelids, nematomorphs, dipterous insect larvae and cyclostome agnathans.

Synonymy list
1858     Cochlichnus anguineus n.sp. — Hitchcock , pp. 161
1962     Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858 — Häntzschel, 1962 , pp. W188, fig. 116.1
1990     Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858 — Fillion & Pickerill , pp. 23, fig. 3.3
1990     Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858 — Dam , pp. 125, fig. 6A
1992     Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858 — Pickerill , pp. 23, fig. 4F
1993     Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858 — McCann , pp. 41, fig. 4C
1996     Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858 — Buatois, Mângano, Wu & Zhang , pp. 292, fig. 8A.B
1998     Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858 — Buatois & Mángano , pp. 313, fig. 4F
1998     Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858 — Stanley & Pickerill , fig. 2:1; 11.4
2000     Cochlichnus anguineus Hitchcock, 1858 — Schlirf , pp. 176, fig. 8.9–8.11, text fig. 27
Selection of related publications
Uchman, A., Kazakauskas, V., Gaigalas, A. 2009. Trace fossils from Late Pleistocene varved lacustrine sediments in eastern Lithuania. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 272, 199-211. DOI:10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.08.003
Klassificering
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
GenusCochlichnus
Speciesanguineus
annulatus
References based on distribution