Asthenopodichnium xylobiontum Thenius, 1979

ID16629
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonAsthenopodichnium xylobiontum
AuthorThenius, 1979
ReferenceThenius, 1979
Parent taxonAsthenopodichnium
Is validYes
FADMiocene
LADMiocene
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2020Asthenopodichnium xylobiontum Thenius, 1979Melnyk, Packer, Zonneveld & GingrasTab. 1, tracemaker: Family Gammeridea (scud)Melnyk et al., 2020 (for 2021)
2017Asthenopodichnium xylobiontum Thenius, 1979Genise453Genise, 2017
1979Asthenopodichnium xylobiontum n. g. n. sp.Thenius1852; 2:1Thenius, 1979

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotype1905/ VII/8Natural Museum ViennaHennersdorfMioceneThenius, 1979

Descriptions and remarks

Thenius, 1979:

Diagnosis: U-shaped spreader constructions with a tube diameter of 1,5-3 mm. Height (depth) of underground structures up to 20 mm.


Uchman et al., 2007a:

Emended diagnosis. — Small, U-shaped spreiten or pouch-like structures in wooden, organic-rich or bone substrates.


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 |