Gastrochaenolites Leymerie, 1842
| ID | 7150 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| Taxon | Gastrochaenolites |
| Author | Leymerie, 1842 |
| Reference | Leymerie, 1842 |
| Parent taxon | Gastrochaenolitidae |
| FAD | Dapingian |
| LAD | Recent |
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Description(s)
Ekdale & Bromley, 2001a:
Diagnosis. – Club-shaped macroborings (see emended diagnosis in Kelly & Bromley 1984).
Taylor & Wilson, 2003:
Remark: Clavate borings; aperture narrower than main chamber and may be circular, oval, or dumb-bell shaped; main chamber may vary from subspherical to elongate. Usually made by bivalves which may be preserved in situ (see Savazzi, 1999b).
Knaust, 2012a:
Unbranched, clavate.
Buatois et al., 2017:
Category of architectural design: 2.66. Clavate-shaped borings.
Specimens with images (9)
