Species

Gnathichnus pentax Bromley, 1975

Taxon description

Bromley, 1975b

Diagnosis. Gnathichnus consisting of a regular stellate grouping of five similar grooves, radiating at c, 72°.

Synonymy list
1975     Ichnospecies Gnathichnus pentax nov. — Bromley , pp. 738, fig. 85:1-3; 86: 3-5; 87: 1-7; 8:1-7
1980     Rederosignus quinqueradialis — Michalík
1992     Gnathichnus stellarum — Breton et al.
2005     Gnathichnus pentax Bromley, 1975 — Wisshak et al. , pp. 111, fig. 14E
2007     Gnathichnus pentax — de Gibert et al. , pp. 787, fig. 4
2024     Gnathichnus pentax Bromley, 1975b — Knaust & Schnick , pp. 15, fig. 7B
Selection of related publications
Bromley, R. G. 1975. Comparative analysis of fossil and recent echinoid bioerosion. Palaeontology 18, 4, 725-739.
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Klassificering
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
FamilyGnathichnidae
GenusGnathichnus
Speciespentax
stellarum
References based on distribution