Phrixichnus Bromley et Asgaard, 1993

ID16402
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonPhrixichnus
AuthorBromley et Asgaard, 1993
ReferenceBromley & Asgaard, 1993b
Parent taxonGastrochaenolitidae
FADPliocene
LADPliocene

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Description(s)

Knaust, 2012a:

Unbranched, clavate.

Buatois et al., 2017:

Category of architectural design: 2.66. Clavate-shaped borings.

Bromley & Asgaard, 1993b:

Diagnosis: Large, bilaterally symmetrical, pouchshaped boring having a rectangular/oval cross-section. Two gently concave or flat areas of wall, which meet along one edge of the boring, have a strong ornament of arcuate, concentric grooves. The remaining part of the wall and the distal end are smooth and concave.

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