Species

Spirophycus bicornis (Heer, 1877)

Taxon description

Chamberlain, 1971

Description.-Cylindrical sand filled galleries preserved as convex hyporeliefs. Irregular broad-looped meander pattern with some spirals. External surfaces essentially smooth with slight constricting and bulging apparent. Size ranges from 10 to 25 mm wide. Most seem to have been endogenic in mud and preserved by scouring and sand casting.

Synonymy list
1877     Munsteria bicornis — Heer , pp. 165, fig. 66:1b, 2
1962     Spirophycus bicornis — Häntzschel , pp. W216, fig. 134:1
1996     Spirophycus bicornis (Heer, 1876) — Paczesna , pp. 61, fig. Pl. XVIII:5
Klassificering
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioturbation trace fossils
GenusSpirophycus
Speciesbicornis