Genus

Aurimorpha Wisshak, Seuß et Nützel, 2008

Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Microboring; substrate calcareous; tracemaker unknown

Buatois et al., 2017

Category of architectural design: 2.65. Pouch borings.

Knaust, 2012a

Unbranched, pouches.

Wisshak et al., 2008

Diagnosis: Ear- to tongue-shaped flat microboring cavities, widening but not thickening from an sub-circular to elongate area of entry and entering the substrate obliquely to perpendicular.

Selection of related publications
Molinu, A. R., Domènech, R., Martinell, J. 2015. Microendoliths in Lower Pliocene Oysters from the Alt Empordà Basin, NW Mediterranean: Paleoenvironmental Inferences. Ichnos 22, 2, 77-86. DOI:10.1080/10420940.2015.1030071
Wisshak, M., Seuß, M., Nützel, A. 2008. Evolutionary implications of an exceptionally preserved Carboniferous microboring assemblage in the Buckhorn Asphalt lagerstätte (Oklahoma, USA). Current Developments in Bioerosion, pp. 21-54. Springer. DOI:10.1007/978-3-540-77598-0_2
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