Dictyoporus Mägdefrau, 1937

ID13152
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonDictyoporus
AuthorMägdefrau, 1937
ReferenceMägdefrau, 1937
Parent taxonDendrinidae
FADOrdovician
LADPliocene

Includes:

SpeciesReference
Dictyoporus balaniTavernier et al., 1992
Dictyoporus garsonensisElias, 1980
Dictyoporus nodosusMägdefrau, 1937

Description(s)

Knaust, 2012a:

Branched, network.

Buatois et al., 2017:

Category of architectural design: 2.75. Dendritic and rosetted borings.

Wisshak, 2017:

Emended diagnosis: Radiating, reticulate system of etched channels or prostrate tubular borings at or immediately beneath the surface of calcareous substrates. High degree of anastomosis, leaving only a few peripheral branches blind ending.

Specimens with images (1)

<i></i><br />Saxby shore, m, Vormsi Stage

Occurrences