Kleemann, 2009

Author(s):Kleemann, K.
Year:2009
Title:Gastrochaenolites hospitium isp. nov., trace fossil by a coral-associated boring bivalve from the Eocene and Miocene of Austria
Journal:Geologica Carpathica
Volume:60
Number:4
Pages:339‒342
Abstract

Gastrochaenolites hospitium isp. nov. is a domichnial boring showing the so-called false floors in scleractinian coral skeletons. The borings are semi-circular in mid-longitudinal section. They are produced by the mytilid Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) and keep up with further growth of their hosts for years. The false floors, being a retrusive equilibrium trace, are related to annual events.

Keywords:Bioerosion, Bivalvia, New ichnotaxon, paleontoloogia, Trace fossils
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2478/v10096-009-0025-0
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