Entobia nana Wisshak, 2008

ID19067
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonEntobia nana
AuthorWisshak, 2008
ReferenceWisshak, 2008
Parent taxonEntobia
Is validYes
FADSantonian
LADRecent
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2022Entobia nana Wisshak, 2008Wisshak et al.122Wisshak et al., 2022a
2008Entobia nana isp. n.Wisshak2235-6Wisshak, 2008
2005Polyactina araneolaBeuck & Freiwald9254C, 7C-DBeuck & Freiwald, 2005

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeMfNB: MB.W 2021Humboldt University, BerlinLardos Hill, RhodosPleistoceneLindos Bay Clay, Rhodes FormationWisshak, 2008

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: Very small ichnospecies with irregular, potato-sack-shaped cavities oriented parallel to the substrate surface, often bearing few to many apophyses and exploratory threads that terminate bluntly or lead to neighbouring chambers. The traces show a bulged to weakly cuspate (in casts weakly botryoidal) microsculpture.

Differential diagnosis: This ichnospecies is distinguished from all other Entobia ichnospecies by its much smaller dimension and the lack of a pronounced botryoidal surface texture


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 |