Belichnus Pether, 1995
| ID | 16401 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| Taxon | Belichnus |
| Author | Pether, 1995 |
| Reference | Pether, 1995 |
| Parent taxon | Belichnidae |
| FAD | Oxfordian |
| LAD | Holocene |
Includes:
| Species | Reference |
|---|---|
| Belichnus dusos | Pether, 1995 |
| Belichnus monos | Pether, 1995 |
Description(s)
Knaust, 2012a:
Unbranched, clavate.
Buatois et al., 2017:
Category of architectural design: 2.66. Clavate-shaped borings.
Pether, 1995:
Diagnosis.—Small, irregular, subcircular holes generally less than 2.5 mm in maximum diameter in hard substrata such as molluscan shells, that extend into jaggedly conical, outwardly flaring spalls of broken-out material, evidencing forceful, pointed impact,
Wisshak et al., 2019a:
Predation; substrate calcareous; tracemaker invertebrate