Species

Carporichnus minimus Genise, 1995

Current taxon already exists. See initial taxon Carporichnus maximus

Taxon ID: 16939
Fossil group: Echinodermata
Belongs to: Carporichnus
Other version of taxon: Carporichnus maximus
Stratigraphic distribution: Cretaceous (header.f_taxon_age_within 145.0 – 66.0 header.f_taxon_age_within_unit)
Taxon description

Genise, 1995

Diagnosis: Radial tunnels are circular in cross-section with diameters up to 3 mm, whereas in C. maximus they have circular cross-sections and measure up to 6 mm, and in C. bertheorum they have oval cross-sections with diameters between 3 and 4 mm.

Synonymy list
1995     Carporichnus minimus n. isp. — Genise , pp. 296, fig. Fig. 6G, H
Klassificering
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
FamilyTrypanitidae
GenusCarporichnus
Speciesbertheorum
maximus
minimus