Spirichnus spiralis Fürsich, Palmer et Goodyear, 1994

ID15805
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonSpirichnus spiralis
AuthorFürsich, Palmer et Goodyear, 1994
ReferenceFürsich et al., 1994
Parent taxonSpirichnus
Is validYes
FADOxfordian
LADMaastrichtian
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2017Spirichnus spiralis Fürsich, Palmer & GoodyearDonovan, Harper & Portell1eDonovan et al., 2017
1998Spirichnus spiralis Fürsich, Palmer & GoodyearBertling & Insalaco155Bertling & Insalaco, 1998
1994Spirichnus spiralis isp. nov.Fürsich, Palmer & Goodyear1667:3,6Fürsich et al., 1994

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeOUM J53678Oxford University MuseumIsle of PortlandUpper JurassicFürsich et al., 1994

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: Cylindrical, irregularly spirally-coiled borings of 0.5mm in diameter, branching at highly irregular intervals.


Occurrences


Browse Categories of Architectural Design (CADs):

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 |