Entobia retiformis (Stephenson, 1952)

ID17185
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonEntobia retiformis
Author(Stephenson, 1952)
ReferenceStephenson & Stenzel, 1952
Parent taxonEntobia
Is validYes
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
1998Entobia retifrmis Bromley and D'AlessandroBertling & Insalaco188Bertling & Insalaco, 1998
1992Entobia retiformis (Stephenson, 1952)Mikuláš3062:1Mikuláš, 1992b
1987Entobia retiformis (Stephenson, 1952)Bromley & D'Alessandro391-39242:1, 3; 46:2, 3; 49:1-9Bromley & D'Alessandro, 1987
1952Cliona retiformis Stephenson, n. sp.Stephenson50-518:1-3Stephenson & Stenzel, 1952

Descriptions and remarks

The species is based mainly on the casts of borings, whjch appear as irregular intercommunicating networks, chains, and clusters on the surface of the molds of mollusks left in ferruginous sandstone when the shell substance of the host was dissolved away. The young sponges entered the shell through numerous circular openings of their own making, which range !n diameter from 0.1 mm or less to about 0.5 mm. Once inside the shell the young sponges bored laterally, the individuals often meeting and fusing to form colonial assemblages. Th,e borings are extremely irregular, ranging from small to relatively large tubes, swelling at intervals to still larger irregular ovate- or jug-shaped cavities. The pattern may be that of an open lacework of labyrinthine passages or a dense mesh of tubes and turnipshaped intercommunicating cavities. The surface of the east is finely stippled, a feature which appears to be characteristic of the genus. In general the patterns formed by the casts are small and fine, the di~meters of the largest tubes and swellings rarely exceeding 1 mm except at the meeting places of two or more of the larger cavities. The growth habit of this species is similar to that of Oliona rrnicrotuberum Stephenson ( 1941, pp. 54--56), but the pattern formed by the borings is consistently very much smaller and finer, this fact, together with its lower stratigraphic position, indicating with reasonable certainty that it is specifically distinct.


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 |