Pyrodendrina cupra Tapanila, 2008

ID16763
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonPyrodendrina cupra
AuthorTapanila, 2008
ReferenceTapanila, 2008c
Parent taxonPyrodendrina
FADHirnantian
LADlower Silurian

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeGSC 10854Anticosti Island, Locality A1187HirnantianTapanila, 2008c

Description(s)

Tapanila, 2008c:

Diagnosis: Rosette-shaped boring with shallow canals that bifurcate radially from a central node located below shell surface. Deep vertical canals extend radially below the central node. Canals taller than wide, with tapered terminals.