Oichnus coronatus Nielsen et Nielsen, 2001

ID16127
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonOichnus coronatus
AuthorNielsen et Nielsen, 2001
ReferenceNielsen & Nielsen, 2001
Parent taxonOichnus
FADPleistocene
LADHolocene

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeGeological Museum of the University of CopenhagenMGUH 24769Great Australian BightHoloceneNielsen & Nielsen, 2001

Description(s)

Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001:

Diagnosis Oichnus having a simple cylindrical or subcylindrical form, oriented more or less perpendicular to the substrate surface. The external opening is surrounded immediately by a halo having a granular texture.

Description. Diameter of the holes ranges from 12 to 25 urn. Within the same specimen of O. coronatus isp. nov., the halo may range from 2 to 24 urn in width. O. coronatus isp. nov. has been observed in benthic foraminiferans.