Pyrodendrina belua Wisshak, 2017

ID16765
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonPyrodendrina belua
AuthorWisshak, 2017
ReferenceWisshak, 2017
Parent taxonPyrodendrina
Is validYes
FADMoscovian
LADMoscovian
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2017Pyrodendrina belua isp. nov.Wisshak6425Wisshak, 2017
2008? Semidendrina pulchraWisshak, Seuß & Nützel439C–E.Wisshak et al., 2008

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeBSPG 2007 XII 12Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie MünchenBuckhorn Asphalt quarryMoscovianWisshak, 2017

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: Prostrate galleries slender, with bi- or trifurcations and rare anastomosis. Additionally, sub-vertical tunnels reach straight into the substrate. All galleries end in widened terminations and are ornamented with short spiny protrusions.


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 |