Cunctichnus probans Fürsich, Palmer et Goodyear, 1994

ID15799
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonCunctichnus probans
AuthorFürsich, Palmer et Goodyear, 1994
ReferenceFürsich et al., 1994
Parent taxonCunctichnus
Is validYes
FADOxfordian
LADMaastrichtian
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2015Cunctichnus probans Fürsich, Palmer & Goodyear, 1994Donovan et al.201Donovan et al., 2015b
2013CunctichnusKnaust913Knaust, 2013
1998Cunctichnus probans Fürsich, Palmer & GoodyearBertling & Insalaco1553Bertling & Insalaco, 1998
1994Cunctichnus probans isp. nov.Fürsich, Palmer & Goodyear1626:10Fürsich et al., 1994

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeOUM J53673Oxford University MuseumIsle of PortlandTithonianPortland Limestone FormationFürsich et al., 1994

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis. Cylindrical borings in shells, arcuate tu highly sinuous or planispiral, with thin, short, tapering side-branches at points where tubes abruptly change directions.


Description: Flint rock chip incompletely preserving external mold of a broad, finely punctate, smooth-shelled pedicle valve. Sinuous boring preserved in flint. Tunnels of boring cylindrical, of constant diameter, unsculptured. At tight bends in main shaft, short, slender and blunt side branches are developed, commonly in clusters. Main tunnel bifurcates once, branching Y-shaped (Fig. 1, 10 o’clock from center, branching toward 2-3 o’clock). Main tunnel strongly curved back on itself to touch in one position only; sides of touching tunnel may be slightly flattened (Fig. 1, center).


Occurrences


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Borings with elliptical to sub-rectangular cross sections | Branched tubular borings | Camerate boxwork borings | Camerate network borings | Circular holes and pit-shaped borings | Clavate-shaped borings | Cylindrical vertical to oblique borings | Dendritic and rosetted borings | Elongate or branched attachment bioerosion traces | Fracture-shaped bioerosion traces | Globular to spherical borings | Groove bioerosion traces | Multiple attachment bioerosion traces | Non-camerate boxwork borings | Non-camerate network borings | Pouch borings | Radial borings | Single circular to tear-shaped attachment bioerosion traces | Spiral borings | Trackways and scratch imprints | U-shaped borings | Winding borings |