Pennatichnus Mayoral, 1988
| ID | 15816 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| CAD | Camerate network borings |
| Type | Macroboring |
| Substrate | Calcareous substrate |
| Taxon | Pennatichnus |
| Author | Mayoral, 1988 |
| Reference | Mayoral, 1988 |
| Parent taxon | Saccomorphidae |
| Is valid | Yes |
| FAD | Tortonian |
| LAD | Recent |
Includes:
| Species | Reference | Valid? |
|---|---|---|
| Pennatichnus luceni | Mayoral, 1988 | Yes |
| Pennatichnus moguerenicus | Mayoral, 1988 | Yes |
Synonymy
| Year | Synonym | Author | Pages | Figs | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pennatichnus Mayoral, 1988 | Charó, Cavallotto & Aceñolaza | 1220-1221 | 6c, d | Charó et al., 2017 |
| 2015 | Pennatichnus | Richiano, Aguirre, Farinati, Davies & Castellanos | Richiano et al., 2015 | ||
| 1988 | Pennatichnus nov. igen. | Mayoral | 16 | Mayoral, 1988 |
Descriptions and remarks
Diagnosis:- It is a system of long and thin tunnels wich may have small axial apertures. Primary appertures are circular or drop-shaped, joined to the first ordrer subordinate tunnels and a thin pedicle toward the main tunnel. The whole system of borings is fether like. It may also form a complex tunnel system with sharper angles of bifurcation (Pereira et al., 2009)
Branched, network.
Category of architectural design: 2.70. Camerate network borings.