Family

Oichnidae Wisshak, Knaust et Bertling, 2019

Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Diagnosis: Complete circular penetrations or sets thereof in biogenic hard substrates, in some cases surrounded by shallow etchings.

Ethological category: Praedichnia (predation traces; but also in xylic seeds), occasionally combined with fxichnia (attachment traces).

Selection of related publications
Vinn, O., Holmer, L. E., Wilson, M. A., Isakar, M., Toom, U. 2021. Possible drill holes and pseudoborings in obolid shells from the Cambrian/Ordovician boundary beds of Estonia and the uppermost Cambrian of NW Russia. Historical Biology 33, 12, 3579–3584. DOI:10.1080/08912963.2021.1878355
Bromley, R. G. 1981. Concepts in ichnology illustrated by small round holes in shells. Acta Geologica Hispanica 16, 1-2, 55-64.
List of species
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Klassificering
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
Bite marks
FamilyBelichnidae
Centrichnidae
Circolitidae
Dendrinidae
Entobiaidae
Gastrochaenolitidae
Gnathichnidae
Ichnoreticulinidae
Machichnidae
Oichnidae
GenusDipatulichnus
Kardopomorphos
Lamniporichnus
Loxolenichnus
Oichnus
Stellatichnus
FamilyOsteichnidae
Planobolidae
Podichnidae
Renichnidae
Rogerellidae
Saccomorphidae
Talpinidae
Trypanitidae
GenusAmphifaoichnus
Anellusichnus
Archaeomycelites
Asteriastoma
Balticapunctum
Bascomella
Bothrioichnus
Brachyzapfes
Calciroda
Chaetophorites
Cicatricula
Clionites
Clionoida
Clionoides
Conchifora
Conchotrema
Curvichnus
Cylindricavus
Cylindrocavites
Dekosichnus
Dendrorete
Diorygma
Endoconchia
Fascichnus
Fasciculus
Feldmannius
Flagrichnus
Foraripora
Fossichnus
Gaspeichnus
Glirotremmorpha
Globodendrina
Granarborus
Graysonia
Haguenowia
Haimeina
Heckerina
Hemicanalis
Heterodontichnites
Hyellomorpha
Ichnogutta
Ichnotorula
Immergentia
Iramena
Karethraichnus
Klemmatoica
Lazaichnus
Leptichnus
Mandibulichnus
Martesites
Megascolytinus
Microptychoites
Moniopterus
Munitusichnus
Mycelites
Mycobystrovia
Myzostomites
Nygmites
Olkenbachia
Orbignyopora
Orthogonum
Osedacoides
Ostreoblabe
Palaeoconchocelis
Palaeopede
Paleoipidus
Paleolithophaga
Paleolithopholas
Patellichnus
Pectichnus
Pennatichnus
Pinaceocladichnus
Platydendrina
Polydorichnus
Radiarites
Ramodendrina
Ramosulcichnus
Repentella
Reticulina
Roderosignus
Ropalonaria
Santichnus
Scolecia
Scolytolarvariumichnus
Sedilichnus
Semidendrina
Seminolithes
Simonizapfes
Spathipora
Specus
Spiracavites
Stellichnus
Stichus
Sulcolithos
Tarrichnium
Terebripora
Tombownichnus
Topsentopsis
Uniglobites
Vermiforichnus
Xylokrypta
Zapfella
SpeciesPalaeoperone