Gastrochaenolites torpedo Kelly et Bromley, 1984

ID15017
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonGastrochaenolites torpedo
AuthorKelly et Bromley, 1984
ReferenceKelly & Bromley, 1984
Parent taxonGastrochaenolites
LADRecent

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeNatural History Museum, LondonBM(NH) 56735KankesanturaiNeogeneKelly & Bromley, 1984

Description(s)

Uchman et al., 2018a:

Description.—Date-shaped boring, 15–30 mm long, with smooth surface. The main chamber is 8–12 mm wide. The neck is absent, aperture is 6–10 mm wide. Both the basal and apertural parts are rounded to oval in transverse section. In some specimens, a cast commissure is visible as a straight, longitudinal shallow furrow.

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