Lapispecus hastatus Wisshak, Titschack, Kahl et Girod, 2017

ID16115
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonLapispecus hastatus
AuthorWisshak, Titschack, Kahl et Girod, 2017
ReferenceWisshak et al., 2017b
Parent taxonLapispecus
FADCampanian
LADMaastrichtian

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeSenckenberg Institute in Frankfurt a. M.SMF XXX 885Alemannia quarryCampanianMisburg FormationWisshak et al., 2017b

Description(s)

Wisshak et al., 2017b:

Diagnosis: Circular to oval single entrance leading to a cylindrical tunnel that runs closely parallel below the substrate surface and is connected to the latter by a thin, intermittent vane that appears on the surface as a dotted to dashed line of minute openings. The diameter of the main tunnel gradually decreases from proximal to distal, and the keyhole-shaped cross section (where the vane is present) becomes more slender, before ending in a lance-shaped termination. Where the tunnel hits itself or an obstacle, a blind termination is developed and a new branch emerges under an acute angle, circumnavigating the obstacle by delving deeper into the substrate for a short distance.

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