Teredolites Leymerie, 1842
| ID | 13864 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| CAD | Clavate-shaped borings |
| Type | Macroboring |
| Substrate | Xylic substrate |
| Taxon | Teredolites |
| Author | Leymerie, 1842 |
| Reference | Leymerie, 1842 |
| Parent taxon | Gastrochaenolitidae |
| Is valid | Yes |
| FAD | Pliensbachian |
| LAD | Recent |
Includes:
| Species | Reference | Valid? |
|---|---|---|
| Teredolites clavatus | Leymerie, 1842 | Yes |
| Teredolites solitarius | Srivastava et al., 2024 | Yes |
Synonymy
| Year | Synonym | Author | Pages | Figs | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Teredolites Leymerie, 1842 | Bojarski, Cierocka, Azar & Szwedo | 2 | Bojarski et al., 2025b | |
| 2024 | Teredolites Leymerie, 1842 | Srivastava, Das, Dasgupta & D’souza | 7 | Srivastava et al., 2024 | |
| 2020 | Teredolites Leymerie, 1842 | Mayoral, Santos, Vintaned, Wisshak, Neumann, Uchman & Nel | 3 | Mayoral et al., 2020 | |
| 2018 | Teredolites Leymerie, 1842 | Donovan | Donovan, 2018a | ||
| 2012 | Teredolites Leymerie, 1842 | Villegas-Martín, de Gibert, Rojas-Consuegra & Belaústegui | 123-128 | Villegas-Martín et al., 2012 | |
| 2004 | Teredolites Leymerie, 1842 | Bromley | 462 | Bromley, 2004a | |
| 2003 | Teredolites Leymerie, 1842 | Taylor & Wilson | 11 | Taylor & Wilson, 2003 | |
| 1984 | Teredolites Leymerie, 1842 | Kelly & Bromley | 803 | Kelly & Bromley, 1984 | |
| 1975 | Teredolites Leymerie, 1842 | Häntzschel | W135 | Häntzschel, 1975 | |
| 1960 | Martesites n. gen. | Vitális | 131 | Vitális, 1960 |
Descriptions and remarks
Teredolites Leymerie, 1842, also emended by Kelly and Bromley (1984), is a clavate boring in xylic substrates. These borings, attributed most often to bivalves, are cylindrical and can be short orvery long. Teredolites commonly has a calcareous lining.
Remark: Tubular, clavate borings in wood, sometimes with calcareous linings. Some contain the shells of the trace-making bivalve.
Unbranched, branched, clavate.
Category of architectural design: 2.66. Clavate-shaped borings.
Diagnosis. (Slightly modified after Kelly and Bromley 1984, p. 804.) ‘‘Clavate borings in woody substrates, acutely turbinate, evenly tapered from aperture to base of main chamber; neck region not separated from main chamber; cross-sections at all levels more or less circular; short.’’