Stellatichnus Nielsen et Nielsen, 2001
| ID | 16130 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| Taxon | Stellatichnus |
| Author | Nielsen et Nielsen, 2001 |
| Reference | Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001 |
| Parent taxon | Oichnidae |
| FAD | Eocene |
| LAD | Holocene |
Includes:
| Species | Reference |
|---|---|
| Stellatichnus radiatus | Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001 |
Description(s)
Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001:
Diagnosis. Biogenic holes having a star-shaped outline and situated in skeletal substrates.
Knaust, 2012a:
Unbranched, sphtellate.
Blissett & Pickerill, 2007:
Diagnosis – (After Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001, p. 112.) “Biogenic holes having a starshaped outline and situated in skeletal substrate.”
Buatois et al., 2017:
Category of architectural design: 2.63. Circular holes and pit-shaped borings.