Gastrochaenolites cluniformis Kelly et Bromley, 1984

ID15013
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonGastrochaenolites cluniformis
AuthorKelly et Bromley, 1984
ReferenceKelly & Bromley, 1984
Parent taxonGastrochaenolites

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeNatural History Museum, LondonBM(NH) L21602MaidstoneAptianKelly & Bromley, 1984

Description(s)

El-Hedeny & El-Sabbagh, 2018:

Description: Simple, smooth and unlined clavate-shaped borings; straight to slightly curved, bilobate at the base and circular to ovate at the aperture. The maximum diameter is located near the centre of the main chamber. The neck and aperture are rounded to oval in cross-section. The boring is 8‒44 mm long and 3‒18 mm wide. Boring walls often ornamented with coral xenoglyph sculptures.

Occurrences