Pyrodendrina villosa Wisshak, 2017

ID16766
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonPyrodendrina villosa
AuthorWisshak, 2017
ReferenceWisshak, 2017
Parent taxonPyrodendrina
Is validYes
FADPleistocene
LADRecent
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2022Pyrodendrina villosa Wisshak, 2017Wisshak, Meyer, Kuklinski, Rüggeberg & Freiwald11Wisshak et al., 2022a
2017Pyrodendrina villosa isp. nov.Wisshak6626Wisshak, 2017

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeSMF XXX 866Lardos Hill, RhodosPleistoceneLindos Bay FormationWisshak, 2017

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: Central node of elongate to irregular shape located at shell surface as open channels, with branched and tapered galleries radiating from it, as well as shorter vertical tunnels penetrating deeper into the substrate. Gallery terminations blunt to tapered, ornamented with long, hairy 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 |