Clavichnus Höpner et Bertling, 2017

ID16605
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
CADClavate-shaped borings
TypeMacroboring
SubstrateOsteic substrate
TaxonClavichnus
AuthorHöpner et Bertling, 2017
ReferenceHöpner & Bertling, 2017
Parent taxonGastrochaenolitidae
Is validYes
FADZanclean
LADZanclean
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Includes:

SpeciesReferenceValid?
Clavichnus ionasiMuñiz et al., 2010Yes

Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2017Clavichnus n. igen.Höpner & Bertling6Höpner & Bertling, 2017

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: Unbranched, claviform, slender tubes in bone substrates, orientation more or less perpendicular to substrate surface.


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 |