Rhopalondendrina tigris Wisshak, 2017

ID16770
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonRhopalondendrina tigris
AuthorWisshak, 2017
ReferenceWisshak, 2017
Parent taxonRhopalondendrina
FADRecent
LADRecent

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeSenckenberg Institute in Frankfurt, GermanySMF XXX 872Pioneer Bay, Great Barrier ReefRecentWisshak, 2017

Description(s)

Wisshak, 2017:

Diagnosis. Strongly arcuate entry tunnel, occasionally ornamented with a ridge of vertically oriented tapering protrusions, arches back towards the substrate surface, leading to a flat, palmate cavity with short, round or pointed, finger-like protrusions. Trace connected to the substrate surface by short rhizoidal appendages. Texture irregular to hairy.