Rhopalondendrina acanthina Wisshak, 2017
| ID | 16768 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| Taxon | Rhopalondendrina acanthina |
| Author | Wisshak, 2017 |
| Reference | Wisshak, 2017 |
| Parent taxon | Rhopalondendrina |
| Is valid | Yes |
| FAD | Pleistocene |
| LAD | Pleistocene |
Synonymy
| Year | Synonym | Author | Pages | Figs | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rhopalondendrina acanthina igen. et isp. nov. | Wisshak | 72 | 28 | Wisshak, 2017 |
Type specimens
| Type | Number | Repository | Type locality | Loc. | Type horizon | Strat. | Remarks | Reference | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| holotype | SMF XXX 870 | Senckenberg Institute in Frankfurt, Germany | Lardos Hill, Rhodos | Pleistocene | Lindos Bay Formation, Middle Pleistocene | Wisshak, 2017 |
Descriptions and remarks
Diagnosis. A very short, sub-vertical entrance gallery gives way to a closely prostrate system of irregularly bifurcating galleries, with spiny surface texture and tapering or blunt terminations. Converging tunnels evade and cross, or run parallel to each other.