Finichnus peristoma (Taylor, Wilson et Bromley, 1999)

ID15959
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonFinichnus peristoma
Author(Taylor, Wilson et Bromley, 1999)
ReferenceTaylor et al., 1999
Parent taxonFinichnus
LADRecent

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeNHM LondonNHM TF 79(1)Broom Pit, EnglandPlioceneCoralline Grag Fm.Taylor et al., 1999

Description(s)

Pokorný & Štofik, 2017:

Diagnosis: Finichnus with subcircular, elliptical, or pear-shaped pits entirely or predominantly multiserially arranged. Long axes of pits are aligned radially from the center of the grouping (Taylor et al., 1999).

Description: Poorly preserved specimens that consist of multiserially arranged lines of shallow, elliptical or pyriform pits, which reach a length of 0.25–0.35 mm and width of 0.1–0.3 mm at the inner surface of the mollusk shells. The total etched area does not exceed 5x10 mm.

Taylor et al., 1999:

Diagnosis. Leptichnus with sub-circular, elliptical or pear-shaped pits entirely or predominantly multiserially arranged. Pit long axes are aligned radially from the centre of the grouping.

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