Rhopalondendrina Wisshak, 2017

ID15846
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
CADDendritic and rosetted borings
TaxonRhopalondendrina
AuthorWisshak, 2017
ReferenceWisshak, 2017
Parent taxonDendrinidae
Is validYes
FADAeronian
LADRecent
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Includes:

SpeciesReferenceValid?
Rhopalondendrina acanthinaWisshak, 2017Yes
Rhopalondendrina avisWisshak, 2017Yes
Rhopalondendrina contraWisshak, 2017Yes
Rhopalondendrina jakubinkaMergl, 2020Yes
Rhopalondendrina tigrisWisshak, 2017Yes

Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2020Rhopalondendrina Wisshak, 2017Mergl324Mergl, 2020
2017Rhopalondendrina igen. nov.Wisshak69Wisshak, 2017

Descriptions and remarks

Wisshak, 2017:

Diagnosis. Bioerosion trace in calcareous skeletal substrates with a tubular, straight to arcuate entrance tunnel leading to a prostrate plexus of ramifying or anastomosing galleries, forming up to a semicircle to one side of the point of entry.


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 |