Sulcichnus maeandriformis Martinell et Domènech, 2009

ID13349
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonSulcichnus maeandriformis
AuthorMartinell et Domènech, 2009
ReferenceMartinell & Domènech, 2009a
Parent taxonSulcichnus
FADTortonian
LADRecent

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeMuseo Municipal Paleontológico de Estepona, MálagaMMPE/Ic001.001.001Velerin pared outcropZancleanMartinell & Domènech, 2009a

Description(s)

Martinell & Domènech, 2009a:

Diagnosis.—Deep groove of relatively constant width that takes various sinuous forms.

Description.—Deep grooves (2 mm maximum) of relatively constant width in every specimen (between 1–2 mm) that de− scribe various gentle undulations to tighter loops, although in the latter the opposite parts of the figure never parallel. The grooves normally begin and end at the edge of the calyx and sometimes show one or two short branches. The trace is often very symmetrical from one side of the corallite to the other in flabellate forms. In them, the central, lower part of the figure surrounds the corallite and the two extremes run more or less vertically to the calyx (Fig. 2). Remarks.—This trace appears in

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