Sedilichnus Müller, 1977 nomen nudum
Sedilichnus is nomen nudum Porifera according to Wisshak et al., 2015 type material is an atelonym (conditionally proposed)
| ID | 12951 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| Taxon | Sedilichnus |
| Author | Müller, 1977 nomen nudum |
| Reference | Müller, 1977 |
| Parent taxon | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| Is valid | No |
Includes:
| Species | Reference | Valid? |
|---|---|---|
| Sedilichnus smiley | Pokorný & Štofik, 2017 | No |
| Sedilichnus spongiophilus | Müller, 1977 | No |
Synonymy
Descriptions and remarks
Emended diagnosis: Holes or pits with circular or subcircular outline in hard skeletal substrates, commonly perpendicular to subperpendicular to substrate surface. The holes penetrate directly through the substrate, whereas the pits end within the substrate as a shallow to moderately deep depression or short pit, with or without a central boss. Both pits and holes are cylindrical, subcylindrical, or conical in vertical cross-section (after Bromley, 1981; Nielsen and Nielsen, 2001; Blissett and Pickerill, 2007; Zonneveld and Gingras, 2014.
Unbranched, circular.