Nihilichnus covichi Rasser, Vallon et Salvador, 2016

ID16628
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonNihilichnus covichi
AuthorRasser, Vallon et Salvador, 2016
ReferenceRasser et al., 2016
Parent taxonNihilichnus
Is validYes
FADMiocene
LADMiocene
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2025Nihilichnus covichi Rasser et al. (2016)Hunt & Lucas342-343Hunt & Lucas, 2025a
2024Nihilichnus covichi Rasser et al., 2016LaBarge & Njau49-50LaBarge & Njau, 2024
2016Nihilichnus covichi n. isp.Rasser, Vallon & Salvador,2232Rasser et al., 2016

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeSMNS 101527Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartSteinheim am AlbuchMioceneMammal Neogene zones MN 6/7Rasser et al., 2016

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: Solitary to rarely paired Nihilichnus with mainly ellipsoidal to sometimes circular outline. The hole margin is straight and perpendicular to the inner and outer surfaces. Very few small scratches may be present on the shell surface in close vicinity to the holes.


Emended diagnosis: Solitary to rarely paired holes or external pits, with mainly elliptical to sometimes circular outline, in invertebrate shell. The hole margin is straight and perpendicular to the inner and outer surfaces. Very few small scratches may be present on the shell surface in close vicinity to the holes.


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 |